Q: Is 8,652,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,652,840 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 8,652,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 105 120 140 168 210 280 420 840 10,301 20,602 30,903 41,204 51,505 61,806 72,107 82,408 103,010 123,612 144,214 154,515 206,020 216,321 247,224 288,428 309,030 360,535 412,040 432,642 576,856 618,060 721,070 865,284 1,081,605 1,236,120 1,442,140 1,730,568 2,163,210 2,884,280 4,326,420 and 8,652,840, with no remainder.

Since 8,652,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,652,840, 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).