Q: Is 8,793,330 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,793,330 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 8,793,330 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 13 14 15 21 26 30 35 39 42 65 70 78 91 105 130 182 195 210 273 390 455 546 910 1,365 2,730 3,221 6,442 9,663 16,105 19,326 22,547 32,210 41,873 45,094 48,315 67,641 83,746 96,630 112,735 125,619 135,282 209,365 225,470 251,238 293,111 338,205 418,730 586,222 628,095 676,410 879,333 1,256,190 1,465,555 1,758,666 2,931,110 4,396,665 and 8,793,330, with no remainder.

Since 8,793,330 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,793,330, 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).