Q: Is 8,874,090 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,874,090 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 8,874,090 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 23 27 30 45 46 54 69 90 115 135 138 207 230 270 345 414 621 690 1,035 1,242 1,429 2,070 2,858 3,105 4,287 6,210 7,145 8,574 12,861 14,290 21,435 25,722 32,867 38,583 42,870 64,305 65,734 77,166 98,601 128,610 164,335 192,915 197,202 295,803 328,670 385,830 493,005 591,606 887,409 986,010 1,479,015 1,774,818 2,958,030 4,437,045 and 8,874,090, with no remainder.

Since 8,874,090 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,874,090, 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).