Q: Is 8,718,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,718,480 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 8,718,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 120 144 180 240 360 720 12,109 24,218 36,327 48,436 60,545 72,654 96,872 108,981 121,090 145,308 181,635 193,744 217,962 242,180 290,616 363,270 435,924 484,360 544,905 581,232 726,540 871,848 968,720 1,089,810 1,453,080 1,743,696 2,179,620 2,906,160 4,359,240 and 8,718,480, with no remainder.

Since 8,718,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,718,480, 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).