Q: Is 8,855,070 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,855,070 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 8,855,070 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 30 35 42 70 105 149 210 283 298 447 566 745 849 894 1,043 1,415 1,490 1,698 1,981 2,086 2,235 2,830 3,129 3,962 4,245 4,470 5,215 5,943 6,258 8,490 9,905 10,430 11,886 15,645 19,810 29,715 31,290 42,167 59,430 84,334 126,501 210,835 253,002 295,169 421,670 590,338 632,505 885,507 1,265,010 1,475,845 1,771,014 2,951,690 4,427,535 and 8,855,070, with no remainder.

Since 8,855,070 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,855,070, 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).