Q: Is 8,321,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,321,760 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 8,321,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 240 288 360 480 720 1,440 5,779 11,558 17,337 23,116 28,895 34,674 46,232 52,011 57,790 69,348 86,685 92,464 104,022 115,580 138,696 173,370 184,928 208,044 231,160 260,055 277,392 346,740 416,088 462,320 520,110 554,784 693,480 832,176 924,640 1,040,220 1,386,960 1,664,352 2,080,440 2,773,920 4,160,880 and 8,321,760, with no remainder.

Since 8,321,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,321,760, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).