Q: Is 8,802,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,802,640 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 8,802,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 16 20 22 28 35 40 44 55 56 70 77 80 88 110 112 140 154 176 220 280 308 385 440 560 616 770 880 1,232 1,429 1,540 2,858 3,080 5,716 6,160 7,145 10,003 11,432 14,290 15,719 20,006 22,864 28,580 31,438 40,012 50,015 57,160 62,876 78,595 80,024 100,030 110,033 114,320 125,752 157,190 160,048 200,060 220,066 251,504 314,380 400,120 440,132 550,165 628,760 800,240 880,264 1,100,330 1,257,520 1,760,528 2,200,660 4,401,320 and 8,802,640, with no remainder.

Since 8,802,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,802,640, 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).