Q: Is 8,436,930 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,436,930 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 8,436,930 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 17 30 34 51 71 85 102 142 170 213 233 255 355 426 466 510 699 710 1,065 1,165 1,207 1,398 2,130 2,330 2,414 3,495 3,621 3,961 6,035 6,990 7,242 7,922 11,883 12,070 16,543 18,105 19,805 23,766 33,086 36,210 39,610 49,629 59,415 82,715 99,258 118,830 165,430 248,145 281,231 496,290 562,462 843,693 1,406,155 1,687,386 2,812,310 4,218,465 and 8,436,930, with no remainder.

Since 8,436,930 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,436,930, 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).