Q: Is 8,860,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,860,280 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 8,860,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 13 20 22 26 40 44 52 55 65 88 104 110 130 143 220 260 286 440 520 572 715 1,144 1,430 1,549 2,860 3,098 5,720 6,196 7,745 12,392 15,490 17,039 20,137 30,980 34,078 40,274 61,960 68,156 80,548 85,195 100,685 136,312 161,096 170,390 201,370 221,507 340,780 402,740 443,014 681,560 805,480 886,028 1,107,535 1,772,056 2,215,070 4,430,140 and 8,860,280, with no remainder.

Since 8,860,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,860,280, 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).