Q: Is 8,724,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,724,740 is a composite number.

Why is 8,724,740 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 8,724,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 34 67 68 85 134 170 268 335 340 383 670 766 1,139 1,340 1,532 1,915 2,278 3,830 4,556 5,695 6,511 7,660 11,390 13,022 22,780 25,661 26,044 32,555 51,322 65,110 102,644 128,305 130,220 256,610 436,237 513,220 872,474 1,744,948 2,181,185 4,362,370 and 8,724,740, with no remainder.

Since 8,724,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,724,740, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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