Q: Is 8,479,620 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,479,620 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 8,479,620 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 36 41 45 54 60 82 90 108 123 135 164 180 205 246 270 369 383 410 492 540 615 738 766 820 1,107 1,149 1,230 1,476 1,532 1,845 1,915 2,214 2,298 2,460 3,447 3,690 3,830 4,428 4,596 5,535 5,745 6,894 7,380 7,660 10,341 11,070 11,490 13,788 15,703 17,235 20,682 22,140 22,980 31,406 34,470 41,364 47,109 51,705 62,812 68,940 78,515 94,218 103,410 141,327 157,030 188,436 206,820 235,545 282,654 314,060 423,981 471,090 565,308 706,635 847,962 942,180 1,413,270 1,695,924 2,119,905 2,826,540 4,239,810 and 8,479,620, with no remainder.

Since 8,479,620 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,479,620, 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).