Q: Is 8,776,170 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,776,170 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 8,776,170 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 13 15 18 26 30 39 45 65 78 90 117 130 169 195 234 338 390 507 577 585 845 1,014 1,154 1,170 1,521 1,690 1,731 2,535 2,885 3,042 3,462 5,070 5,193 5,770 7,501 7,605 8,655 10,386 15,002 15,210 17,310 22,503 25,965 37,505 45,006 51,930 67,509 75,010 97,513 112,515 135,018 195,026 225,030 292,539 337,545 487,565 585,078 675,090 877,617 975,130 1,462,695 1,755,234 2,925,390 4,388,085 and 8,776,170, with no remainder.

Since 8,776,170 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,776,170, 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).