Q: Is 8,445,620 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,445,620 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 8,445,620 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 37 74 101 113 148 185 202 226 370 404 452 505 565 740 1,010 1,130 2,020 2,260 3,737 4,181 7,474 8,362 11,413 14,948 16,724 18,685 20,905 22,826 37,370 41,810 45,652 57,065 74,740 83,620 114,130 228,260 422,281 844,562 1,689,124 2,111,405 4,222,810 and 8,445,620, with no remainder.

Since 8,445,620 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,445,620, 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).