Q: Is 8,501,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,501,760 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 8,501,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 32 36 40 41 45 48 54 60 64 72 80 81 82 90 96 108 120 123 128 135 144 160 162 164 180 192 205 216 240 246 256 270 288 320 324 328 360 369 384 405 410 432 480 492 512 540 576 615 640 648 656 720 738 768 810 820 864 960 984 1,080 1,107 1,152 1,230 1,280 1,296 1,312 1,440 1,476 1,536 1,620 1,640 1,728 1,845 1,920 1,968 2,160 2,214 2,304 2,460 2,560 2,592 2,624 2,880 2,952 3,240 3,280 3,321 3,456 3,690 3,840 3,936 4,320 4,428 4,608 4,920 5,184 5,248 5,535 5,760 5,904 6,480 6,560 6,642 6,912 7,380 7,680 7,872 8,640 8,856 9,840 10,368 10,496 11,070 11,520 11,808 12,960 13,120 13,284 13,824 14,760 15,744 16,605 17,280 17,712 19,680 20,736 20,992 22,140 23,040 23,616 25,920 26,240 26,568 29,520 31,488 33,210 34,560 35,424 39,360 41,472 44,280 47,232 51,840 52,480 53,136 59,040 62,976 66,420 69,120 70,848 78,720 88,560 94,464 103,680 104,960 106,272 118,080 132,840 141,696 157,440 177,120 188,928 207,360 212,544 236,160 265,680 283,392 314,880 354,240 425,088 472,320 531,360 566,784 708,480 850,176 944,640 1,062,720 1,416,960 1,700,352 2,125,440 2,833,920 4,250,880 and 8,501,760, with no remainder.

Since 8,501,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,501,760, 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).