Q: Is 8,470,710 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,470,710 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 8,470,710 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 27 30 45 54 90 135 137 229 270 274 411 458 685 687 822 1,145 1,233 1,370 1,374 2,055 2,061 2,290 2,466 3,435 3,699 4,110 4,122 6,165 6,183 6,870 7,398 10,305 12,330 12,366 18,495 20,610 30,915 31,373 36,990 61,830 62,746 94,119 156,865 188,238 282,357 313,730 470,595 564,714 847,071 941,190 1,411,785 1,694,142 2,823,570 4,235,355 and 8,470,710, with no remainder.

Since 8,470,710 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,470,710, 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).