Q: Is 8,462,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,462,640 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 8,462,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 37 40 48 60 74 80 111 120 148 185 222 240 296 370 444 555 592 740 888 953 1,110 1,480 1,776 1,906 2,220 2,859 2,960 3,812 4,440 4,765 5,718 7,624 8,880 9,530 11,436 14,295 15,248 19,060 22,872 28,590 35,261 38,120 45,744 57,180 70,522 76,240 105,783 114,360 141,044 176,305 211,566 228,720 282,088 352,610 423,132 528,915 564,176 705,220 846,264 1,057,830 1,410,440 1,692,528 2,115,660 2,820,880 4,231,320 and 8,462,640, with no remainder.

Since 8,462,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,462,640, 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).