Q: Is 8,688,020 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,688,020 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 8,688,020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 17 20 22 23 34 44 46 55 68 85 92 101 110 115 170 187 202 220 230 253 340 374 391 404 460 505 506 748 782 935 1,010 1,012 1,111 1,265 1,564 1,717 1,870 1,955 2,020 2,222 2,323 2,530 3,434 3,740 3,910 4,301 4,444 4,646 5,060 5,555 6,868 7,820 8,585 8,602 9,292 11,110 11,615 17,170 17,204 18,887 21,505 22,220 23,230 25,553 34,340 37,774 39,491 43,010 46,460 51,106 75,548 78,982 86,020 94,435 102,212 127,765 157,964 188,870 197,455 255,530 377,740 394,910 434,401 511,060 789,820 868,802 1,737,604 2,172,005 4,344,010 and 8,688,020, with no remainder.

Since 8,688,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,688,020, 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).