Q: Is 8,874,140 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,874,140 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 8,874,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 19 20 22 38 44 55 76 95 110 121 190 193 209 220 242 380 386 418 484 605 772 836 965 1,045 1,210 1,930 2,090 2,123 2,299 2,420 3,667 3,860 4,180 4,246 4,598 7,334 8,492 9,196 10,615 11,495 14,668 18,335 21,230 22,990 23,353 36,670 40,337 42,460 45,980 46,706 73,340 80,674 93,412 116,765 161,348 201,685 233,530 403,370 443,707 467,060 806,740 887,414 1,774,828 2,218,535 4,437,070 and 8,874,140, with no remainder.

Since 8,874,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,874,140, 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).