Q: Is 8,472,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,472,360 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 8,472,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 20 24 26 30 39 40 52 60 65 78 104 120 130 156 195 260 312 390 520 780 1,560 5,431 10,862 16,293 21,724 27,155 32,586 43,448 54,310 65,172 70,603 81,465 108,620 130,344 141,206 162,930 211,809 217,240 282,412 325,860 353,015 423,618 564,824 651,720 706,030 847,236 1,059,045 1,412,060 1,694,472 2,118,090 2,824,120 4,236,180 and 8,472,360, with no remainder.

Since 8,472,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,472,360, 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).