Q: Is 8,471,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,471,340 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 8,471,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 19 20 30 36 38 45 57 60 76 90 95 114 171 180 190 228 285 342 380 570 684 855 1,140 1,710 2,477 3,420 4,954 7,431 9,908 12,385 14,862 22,293 24,770 29,724 37,155 44,586 47,063 49,540 74,310 89,172 94,126 111,465 141,189 148,620 188,252 222,930 235,315 282,378 423,567 445,860 470,630 564,756 705,945 847,134 941,260 1,411,890 1,694,268 2,117,835 2,823,780 4,235,670 and 8,471,340, with no remainder.

Since 8,471,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,471,340, 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).