Q: Is 8,673,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,673,480 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 8,673,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 81 90 108 120 135 162 180 216 270 324 360 405 540 648 810 1,080 1,620 2,677 3,240 5,354 8,031 10,708 13,385 16,062 21,416 24,093 26,770 32,124 40,155 48,186 53,540 64,248 72,279 80,310 96,372 107,080 120,465 144,558 160,620 192,744 216,837 240,930 289,116 321,240 361,395 433,674 481,860 578,232 722,790 867,348 963,720 1,084,185 1,445,580 1,734,696 2,168,370 2,891,160 4,336,740 and 8,673,480, with no remainder.

Since 8,673,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,673,480, 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).