Q: Is 8,894,130 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,894,130 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 8,894,130 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 30 35 41 42 70 82 105 123 205 210 246 287 410 574 615 861 1,033 1,230 1,435 1,722 2,066 2,870 3,099 4,305 5,165 6,198 7,231 8,610 10,330 14,462 15,495 21,693 30,990 36,155 42,353 43,386 72,310 84,706 108,465 127,059 211,765 216,930 254,118 296,471 423,530 592,942 635,295 889,413 1,270,590 1,482,355 1,778,826 2,964,710 4,447,065 and 8,894,130, with no remainder.

Since 8,894,130 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,894,130, 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).