Q: Is 8,426,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,426,040 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 8,426,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 49 56 60 70 84 98 105 120 140 147 168 196 210 245 280 294 392 420 490 588 735 840 980 1,176 1,433 1,470 1,960 2,866 2,940 4,299 5,732 5,880 7,165 8,598 10,031 11,464 14,330 17,196 20,062 21,495 28,660 30,093 34,392 40,124 42,990 50,155 57,320 60,186 70,217 80,248 85,980 100,310 120,372 140,434 150,465 171,960 200,620 210,651 240,744 280,868 300,930 351,085 401,240 421,302 561,736 601,860 702,170 842,604 1,053,255 1,203,720 1,404,340 1,685,208 2,106,510 2,808,680 4,213,020 and 8,426,040, with no remainder.

Since 8,426,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,426,040, 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).