Q: Is 8,422,260 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,422,260 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 8,422,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 14 15 20 21 22 28 30 33 35 42 44 55 60 66 70 77 84 105 110 132 140 154 165 210 220 231 308 330 385 420 462 660 770 924 1,155 1,540 1,823 2,310 3,646 4,620 5,469 7,292 9,115 10,938 12,761 18,230 20,053 21,876 25,522 27,345 36,460 38,283 40,106 51,044 54,690 60,159 63,805 76,566 80,212 100,265 109,380 120,318 127,610 140,371 153,132 191,415 200,530 240,636 255,220 280,742 300,795 382,830 401,060 421,113 561,484 601,590 701,855 765,660 842,226 1,203,180 1,403,710 1,684,452 2,105,565 2,807,420 4,211,130 and 8,422,260, with no remainder.

Since 8,422,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,422,260, 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).