Q: Is 8,401,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,401,960 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 8,401,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 37 40 56 70 74 140 148 185 259 280 296 370 518 740 811 1,036 1,295 1,480 1,622 2,072 2,590 3,244 4,055 5,180 5,677 6,488 8,110 10,360 11,354 16,220 22,708 28,385 30,007 32,440 45,416 56,770 60,014 113,540 120,028 150,035 210,049 227,080 240,056 300,070 420,098 600,140 840,196 1,050,245 1,200,280 1,680,392 2,100,490 4,200,980 and 8,401,960, with no remainder.

Since 8,401,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,401,960, 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).