Q: Is 8,460,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,460,720 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 8,460,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 108 120 135 144 180 216 240 270 360 432 540 720 1,080 2,160 3,917 7,834 11,751 15,668 19,585 23,502 31,336 35,253 39,170 47,004 58,755 62,672 70,506 78,340 94,008 105,759 117,510 141,012 156,680 176,265 188,016 211,518 235,020 282,024 313,360 352,530 423,036 470,040 528,795 564,048 705,060 846,072 940,080 1,057,590 1,410,120 1,692,144 2,115,180 2,820,240 4,230,360 and 8,460,720, with no remainder.

Since 8,460,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,460,720, 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).