Q: Is 8,707,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,707,560 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 8,707,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 149 298 447 487 596 745 894 974 1,192 1,461 1,490 1,788 1,948 2,235 2,435 2,922 2,980 3,576 3,896 4,470 4,870 5,844 5,960 7,305 8,940 9,740 11,688 14,610 17,880 19,480 29,220 58,440 72,563 145,126 217,689 290,252 362,815 435,378 580,504 725,630 870,756 1,088,445 1,451,260 1,741,512 2,176,890 2,902,520 4,353,780 and 8,707,560, with no remainder.

Since 8,707,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,707,560, 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).