Q: Is 8,703,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,703,640 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 8,703,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 40 44 55 88 110 131 151 220 262 302 440 524 604 655 755 1,048 1,208 1,310 1,441 1,510 1,661 2,620 2,882 3,020 3,322 5,240 5,764 6,040 6,644 7,205 8,305 11,528 13,288 14,410 16,610 19,781 28,820 33,220 39,562 57,640 66,440 79,124 98,905 158,248 197,810 217,591 395,620 435,182 791,240 870,364 1,087,955 1,740,728 2,175,910 4,351,820 and 8,703,640, with no remainder.

Since 8,703,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,703,640, 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).