Q: Is 8,622,180 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,622,180 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 8,622,180 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 27 28 30 35 36 42 45 54 60 63 70 84 90 105 108 126 135 140 180 189 210 252 270 315 378 420 540 630 756 945 1,260 1,890 2,281 3,780 4,562 6,843 9,124 11,405 13,686 15,967 20,529 22,810 27,372 31,934 34,215 41,058 45,620 47,901 61,587 63,868 68,430 79,835 82,116 95,802 102,645 123,174 136,860 143,703 159,670 191,604 205,290 239,505 246,348 287,406 307,935 319,340 410,580 431,109 479,010 574,812 615,870 718,515 862,218 958,020 1,231,740 1,437,030 1,724,436 2,155,545 2,874,060 4,311,090 and 8,622,180, with no remainder.

Since 8,622,180 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,622,180, 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).