Q: Is 8,578,010 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,578,010 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 8,578,010 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 31 35 59 62 67 70 118 134 155 217 295 310 335 413 434 469 590 670 826 938 1,085 1,829 2,065 2,077 2,170 2,345 3,658 3,953 4,130 4,154 4,690 7,906 9,145 10,385 12,803 14,539 18,290 19,765 20,770 25,606 27,671 29,078 39,530 55,342 64,015 72,695 122,543 128,030 138,355 145,390 245,086 276,710 612,715 857,801 1,225,430 1,715,602 4,289,005 and 8,578,010, with no remainder.

Since 8,578,010 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,578,010, 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).