Q: Is 8,460,024 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,460,024 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 8,460,024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 31 62 83 93 124 137 166 186 248 249 274 332 372 411 498 548 664 744 822 996 1,096 1,644 1,992 2,573 3,288 4,247 5,146 7,719 8,494 10,292 11,371 12,741 15,438 16,988 20,584 22,742 25,482 30,876 33,976 34,113 45,484 50,964 61,752 68,226 90,968 101,928 136,452 272,904 352,501 705,002 1,057,503 1,410,004 2,115,006 2,820,008 4,230,012 and 8,460,024, with no remainder.

Since 8,460,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,460,024, 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).