Q: Is 8,347,170 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,347,170 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 8,347,170 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 13 15 17 26 30 34 39 51 65 78 85 102 130 170 195 221 255 390 442 510 663 1,105 1,259 1,326 2,210 2,518 3,315 3,777 6,295 6,630 7,554 12,590 16,367 18,885 21,403 32,734 37,770 42,806 49,101 64,209 81,835 98,202 107,015 128,418 163,670 214,030 245,505 278,239 321,045 491,010 556,478 642,090 834,717 1,391,195 1,669,434 2,782,390 4,173,585 and 8,347,170, with no remainder.

Since 8,347,170 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,347,170, 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).