Q: Is 8,771,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,771,040 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 8,771,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 240 288 360 480 720 1,440 6,091 12,182 18,273 24,364 30,455 36,546 48,728 54,819 60,910 73,092 91,365 97,456 109,638 121,820 146,184 182,730 194,912 219,276 243,640 274,095 292,368 365,460 438,552 487,280 548,190 584,736 730,920 877,104 974,560 1,096,380 1,461,840 1,754,208 2,192,760 2,923,680 4,385,520 and 8,771,040, with no remainder.

Since 8,771,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,771,040, 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).