Q: Is 8,420,460 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,420,460 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 8,420,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 37 60 74 111 148 185 222 370 444 555 740 1,110 2,220 3,793 7,586 11,379 15,172 18,965 22,758 37,930 45,516 56,895 75,860 113,790 140,341 227,580 280,682 421,023 561,364 701,705 842,046 1,403,410 1,684,092 2,105,115 2,806,820 4,210,230 and 8,420,460, with no remainder.

Since 8,420,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,420,460, 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).