Q: Is 8,426,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,426,740 is a composite number.

Why is 8,426,740 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 8,426,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 23 28 35 46 70 92 115 140 161 230 322 460 644 805 1,610 2,617 3,220 5,234 10,468 13,085 18,319 26,170 36,638 52,340 60,191 73,276 91,595 120,382 183,190 240,764 300,955 366,380 421,337 601,910 842,674 1,203,820 1,685,348 2,106,685 4,213,370 and 8,426,740, with no remainder.

Since 8,426,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,426,740, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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