Q: Is 8,448,420 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,448,420 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 8,448,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 139 278 417 556 695 834 1,013 1,390 1,668 2,026 2,085 2,780 3,039 4,052 4,170 5,065 6,078 8,340 10,130 12,156 15,195 20,260 30,390 60,780 140,807 281,614 422,421 563,228 704,035 844,842 1,408,070 1,689,684 2,112,105 2,816,140 4,224,210 and 8,448,420, with no remainder.

Since 8,448,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,448,420, 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).