Q: Is 8,474,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,474,120 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 8,474,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 23 40 46 61 92 115 122 151 184 230 244 302 305 460 488 604 610 755 920 1,208 1,220 1,403 1,510 2,440 2,806 3,020 3,473 5,612 6,040 6,946 7,015 9,211 11,224 13,892 14,030 17,365 18,422 27,784 28,060 34,730 36,844 46,055 56,120 69,460 73,688 92,110 138,920 184,220 211,853 368,440 423,706 847,412 1,059,265 1,694,824 2,118,530 4,237,060 and 8,474,120, with no remainder.

Since 8,474,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,474,120, 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).