Q: Is 8,408,610 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,408,610 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 8,408,610 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 27 30 35 42 45 54 63 70 81 90 105 126 135 162 189 210 270 315 378 405 567 630 810 945 1,134 1,483 1,890 2,835 2,966 4,449 5,670 7,415 8,898 10,381 13,347 14,830 20,762 22,245 26,694 31,143 40,041 44,490 51,905 62,286 66,735 80,082 93,429 103,810 120,123 133,470 155,715 186,858 200,205 240,246 280,287 311,430 400,410 467,145 560,574 600,615 840,861 934,290 1,201,230 1,401,435 1,681,722 2,802,870 4,204,305 and 8,408,610, with no remainder.

Since 8,408,610 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,408,610, 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).