Q: Is 8,563,940 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,563,940 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 8,563,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 28 35 44 55 67 70 77 83 110 134 140 154 166 220 268 308 332 335 385 415 469 581 670 737 770 830 913 938 1,162 1,340 1,474 1,540 1,660 1,826 1,876 2,324 2,345 2,905 2,948 3,652 3,685 4,565 4,690 5,159 5,561 5,810 6,391 7,370 9,130 9,380 10,318 11,122 11,620 12,782 14,740 18,260 20,636 22,244 25,564 25,795 27,805 31,955 38,927 51,590 55,610 61,171 63,910 77,854 103,180 111,220 122,342 127,820 155,708 194,635 244,684 305,855 389,270 428,197 611,710 778,540 856,394 1,223,420 1,712,788 2,140,985 4,281,970 and 8,563,940, with no remainder.

Since 8,563,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,563,940, 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).