Q: Is 8,651,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,651,040 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 8,651,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 67 80 96 120 134 160 201 240 268 269 335 402 480 536 538 670 804 807 1,005 1,072 1,076 1,340 1,345 1,608 1,614 2,010 2,144 2,152 2,680 2,690 3,216 3,228 4,020 4,035 4,304 5,360 5,380 6,432 6,456 8,040 8,070 8,608 10,720 10,760 12,912 16,080 16,140 18,023 21,520 25,824 32,160 32,280 36,046 43,040 54,069 64,560 72,092 90,115 108,138 129,120 144,184 180,230 216,276 270,345 288,368 360,460 432,552 540,690 576,736 720,920 865,104 1,081,380 1,441,840 1,730,208 2,162,760 2,883,680 4,325,520 and 8,651,040, with no remainder.

Since 8,651,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,651,040, 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).