Q: Is 8,540,610 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,540,610 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 8,540,610 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 13 15 26 30 39 61 65 78 122 130 183 195 305 359 366 390 610 718 793 915 1,077 1,586 1,795 1,830 2,154 2,379 3,590 3,965 4,667 4,758 5,385 7,930 9,334 10,770 11,895 14,001 21,899 23,335 23,790 28,002 43,798 46,670 65,697 70,005 109,495 131,394 140,010 218,990 284,687 328,485 569,374 656,970 854,061 1,423,435 1,708,122 2,846,870 4,270,305 and 8,540,610, with no remainder.

Since 8,540,610 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,540,610, 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).