Q: Is 8,740,620 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,740,620 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 8,740,620 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 28 30 35 36 42 45 49 60 63 70 84 90 98 105 126 140 147 180 196 210 245 252 294 315 420 441 490 588 630 735 882 980 991 1,260 1,470 1,764 1,982 2,205 2,940 2,973 3,964 4,410 4,955 5,946 6,937 8,820 8,919 9,910 11,892 13,874 14,865 17,838 19,820 20,811 27,748 29,730 34,685 35,676 41,622 44,595 48,559 59,460 62,433 69,370 83,244 89,190 97,118 104,055 124,866 138,740 145,677 178,380 194,236 208,110 242,795 249,732 291,354 312,165 416,220 437,031 485,590 582,708 624,330 728,385 874,062 971,180 1,248,660 1,456,770 1,748,124 2,185,155 2,913,540 4,370,310 and 8,740,620, with no remainder.

Since 8,740,620 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,740,620, 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).