Q: Is 8,862,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,862,840 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 8,862,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 56 60 63 70 72 84 90 105 120 126 140 168 180 210 252 280 315 360 420 504 630 840 1,260 2,520 3,517 7,034 10,551 14,068 17,585 21,102 24,619 28,136 31,653 35,170 42,204 49,238 52,755 63,306 70,340 73,857 84,408 98,476 105,510 123,095 126,612 140,680 147,714 158,265 196,952 211,020 221,571 246,190 253,224 295,428 316,530 369,285 422,040 443,142 492,380 590,856 633,060 738,570 886,284 984,760 1,107,855 1,266,120 1,477,140 1,772,568 2,215,710 2,954,280 4,431,420 and 8,862,840, with no remainder.

Since 8,862,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,862,840, 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).