Q: Is 8,691,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,691,840 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 8,691,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 54 60 64 72 80 90 96 108 120 128 135 144 160 180 192 216 240 270 288 320 360 384 432 480 503 540 576 640 720 864 960 1,006 1,080 1,152 1,440 1,509 1,728 1,920 2,012 2,160 2,515 2,880 3,018 3,456 4,024 4,320 4,527 5,030 5,760 6,036 7,545 8,048 8,640 9,054 10,060 12,072 13,581 15,090 16,096 17,280 18,108 20,120 22,635 24,144 27,162 30,180 32,192 36,216 40,240 45,270 48,288 54,324 60,360 64,384 67,905 72,432 80,480 90,540 96,576 108,648 120,720 135,810 144,864 160,960 181,080 193,152 217,296 241,440 271,620 289,728 321,920 362,160 434,592 482,880 543,240 579,456 724,320 869,184 965,760 1,086,480 1,448,640 1,738,368 2,172,960 2,897,280 4,345,920 and 8,691,840, with no remainder.

Since 8,691,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,691,840, 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).