Q: Is 8,901,780 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,901,780 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 8,901,780 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 89 178 267 356 445 534 890 1,068 1,335 1,667 1,780 2,670 3,334 5,001 5,340 6,668 8,335 10,002 16,670 20,004 25,005 33,340 50,010 100,020 148,363 296,726 445,089 593,452 741,815 890,178 1,483,630 1,780,356 2,225,445 2,967,260 4,450,890 and 8,901,780, with no remainder.

Since 8,901,780 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,901,780, 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).