Q: Is 8,738,660 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,738,660 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 8,738,660 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 37 49 70 74 98 140 148 185 196 241 245 259 370 482 490 518 740 964 980 1,036 1,205 1,295 1,687 1,813 2,410 2,590 3,374 3,626 4,820 5,180 6,748 7,252 8,435 8,917 9,065 11,809 16,870 17,834 18,130 23,618 33,740 35,668 36,260 44,585 47,236 59,045 62,419 89,170 118,090 124,838 178,340 236,180 249,676 312,095 436,933 624,190 873,866 1,248,380 1,747,732 2,184,665 4,369,330 and 8,738,660, with no remainder.

Since 8,738,660 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,738,660, 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).