Q: Is 8,642,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,642,480 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 8,642,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 16 20 22 23 28 35 40 44 46 55 56 61 70 77 80 88 92 110 112 115 122 140 154 161 176 184 220 230 244 253 280 305 308 322 368 385 427 440 460 488 506 560 610 616 644 671 770 805 854 880 920 976 1,012 1,220 1,232 1,265 1,288 1,342 1,403 1,540 1,610 1,708 1,771 1,840 2,024 2,135 2,440 2,530 2,576 2,684 2,806 3,080 3,220 3,355 3,416 3,542 4,048 4,270 4,697 4,880 5,060 5,368 5,612 6,160 6,440 6,710 6,832 7,015 7,084 8,540 8,855 9,394 9,821 10,120 10,736 11,224 12,880 13,420 14,030 14,168 15,433 17,080 17,710 18,788 19,642 20,240 22,448 23,485 26,840 28,060 28,336 30,866 34,160 35,420 37,576 39,284 46,970 49,105 53,680 56,120 61,732 70,840 75,152 77,165 78,568 93,940 98,210 108,031 112,240 123,464 141,680 154,330 157,136 187,880 196,420 216,062 246,928 308,660 375,760 392,840 432,124 540,155 617,320 785,680 864,248 1,080,310 1,234,640 1,728,496 2,160,620 4,321,240 and 8,642,480, with no remainder.

Since 8,642,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,642,480, 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).