Q: Is 8,536,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,536,360 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 8,536,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 43 56 70 86 140 172 215 280 301 344 430 602 709 860 1,204 1,418 1,505 1,720 2,408 2,836 3,010 3,545 4,963 5,672 6,020 7,090 9,926 12,040 14,180 19,852 24,815 28,360 30,487 39,704 49,630 60,974 99,260 121,948 152,435 198,520 213,409 243,896 304,870 426,818 609,740 853,636 1,067,045 1,219,480 1,707,272 2,134,090 4,268,180 and 8,536,360, with no remainder.

Since 8,536,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,536,360, 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).