Q: Is 8,742,090 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,742,090 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 8,742,090 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 19 21 30 35 38 42 49 57 70 95 98 105 114 133 147 190 210 245 266 285 294 313 399 490 570 626 665 735 798 931 939 1,330 1,470 1,565 1,862 1,878 1,995 2,191 2,793 3,130 3,990 4,382 4,655 4,695 5,586 5,947 6,573 9,310 9,390 10,955 11,894 13,146 13,965 15,337 17,841 21,910 27,930 29,735 30,674 32,865 35,682 41,629 46,011 59,470 65,730 76,685 83,258 89,205 92,022 124,887 153,370 178,410 208,145 230,055 249,774 291,403 416,290 460,110 582,806 624,435 874,209 1,248,870 1,457,015 1,748,418 2,914,030 4,371,045 and 8,742,090, with no remainder.

Since 8,742,090 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,742,090, 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).