Q: Is 8,468,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,468,640 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 8,468,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 240 288 360 480 720 1,440 5,881 11,762 17,643 23,524 29,405 35,286 47,048 52,929 58,810 70,572 88,215 94,096 105,858 117,620 141,144 176,430 188,192 211,716 235,240 264,645 282,288 352,860 423,432 470,480 529,290 564,576 705,720 846,864 940,960 1,058,580 1,411,440 1,693,728 2,117,160 2,822,880 4,234,320 and 8,468,640, with no remainder.

Since 8,468,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,468,640, 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).