Q: Is 8,880,012 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,880,012 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 8,880,012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 31 36 62 73 93 109 124 146 186 218 219 279 292 327 372 436 438 558 654 657 876 981 1,116 1,308 1,314 1,962 2,263 2,628 3,379 3,924 4,526 6,758 6,789 7,957 9,052 10,137 13,516 13,578 15,914 20,274 20,367 23,871 27,156 30,411 31,828 40,548 40,734 47,742 60,822 71,613 81,468 95,484 121,644 143,226 246,667 286,452 493,334 740,001 986,668 1,480,002 2,220,003 2,960,004 4,440,006 and 8,880,012, with no remainder.

Since 8,880,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,880,012, 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).