Q: Is 8,745,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,745,320 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 8,745,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 19 20 37 38 40 74 76 95 148 152 185 190 296 311 370 380 622 703 740 760 1,244 1,406 1,480 1,555 2,488 2,812 3,110 3,515 5,624 5,909 6,220 7,030 11,507 11,818 12,440 14,060 23,014 23,636 28,120 29,545 46,028 47,272 57,535 59,090 92,056 115,070 118,180 218,633 230,140 236,360 437,266 460,280 874,532 1,093,165 1,749,064 2,186,330 4,372,660 and 8,745,320, with no remainder.

Since 8,745,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,745,320, 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).