Q: Is 8,648,460 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,648,460 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 8,648,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 30 36 45 46 60 69 90 92 115 138 180 207 230 276 345 414 460 690 828 1,035 1,380 2,070 2,089 4,140 4,178 6,267 8,356 10,445 12,534 18,801 20,890 25,068 31,335 37,602 41,780 48,047 62,670 75,204 94,005 96,094 125,340 144,141 188,010 192,188 240,235 288,282 376,020 432,423 480,470 576,564 720,705 864,846 960,940 1,441,410 1,729,692 2,162,115 2,882,820 4,324,230 and 8,648,460, with no remainder.

Since 8,648,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,648,460, 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).