Q: Is 8,520,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,520,720 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 8,520,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 30 39 40 48 52 60 65 78 80 104 120 130 156 195 208 240 260 312 390 520 624 780 1,040 1,560 2,731 3,120 5,462 8,193 10,924 13,655 16,386 21,848 27,310 32,772 35,503 40,965 43,696 54,620 65,544 71,006 81,930 106,509 109,240 131,088 142,012 163,860 177,515 213,018 218,480 284,024 327,720 355,030 426,036 532,545 568,048 655,440 710,060 852,072 1,065,090 1,420,120 1,704,144 2,130,180 2,840,240 4,260,360 and 8,520,720, with no remainder.

Since 8,520,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,520,720, 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).