Q: Is 8,730,462 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,730,462 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 8,730,462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 19 26 38 39 43 57 78 86 114 129 137 247 258 274 411 494 559 741 817 822 1,118 1,482 1,634 1,677 1,781 2,451 2,603 3,354 3,562 4,902 5,206 5,343 5,891 7,809 10,621 10,686 11,782 15,618 17,673 21,242 31,863 33,839 35,346 63,726 67,678 76,583 101,517 111,929 153,166 203,034 223,858 229,749 335,787 459,498 671,574 1,455,077 2,910,154 4,365,231 and 8,730,462, with no remainder.

Since 8,730,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,730,462, 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).