Q: Is 8,633,940 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,633,940 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 8,633,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 60 61 70 84 105 122 140 183 210 244 305 337 366 420 427 610 674 732 854 915 1,011 1,220 1,281 1,348 1,685 1,708 1,830 2,022 2,135 2,359 2,562 3,370 3,660 4,044 4,270 4,718 5,055 5,124 6,405 6,740 7,077 8,540 9,436 10,110 11,795 12,810 14,154 20,220 20,557 23,590 25,620 28,308 35,385 41,114 47,180 61,671 70,770 82,228 102,785 123,342 141,540 143,899 205,570 246,684 287,798 308,355 411,140 431,697 575,596 616,710 719,495 863,394 1,233,420 1,438,990 1,726,788 2,158,485 2,877,980 4,316,970 and 8,633,940, with no remainder.

Since 8,633,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,633,940, 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).