Q: Is 8,847,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,847,640 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 8,847,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 23 40 46 59 92 115 118 163 184 230 236 295 326 460 472 590 652 815 920 1,180 1,304 1,357 1,630 2,360 2,714 3,260 3,749 5,428 6,520 6,785 7,498 9,617 10,856 13,570 14,996 18,745 19,234 27,140 29,992 37,490 38,468 48,085 54,280 74,980 76,936 96,170 149,960 192,340 221,191 384,680 442,382 884,764 1,105,955 1,769,528 2,211,910 4,423,820 and 8,847,640, with no remainder.

Since 8,847,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,847,640, 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).