Q: Is 8,917,080 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,917,080 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 8,917,080 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 19 20 24 30 38 40 57 60 76 95 114 120 152 190 228 285 380 456 570 760 1,140 2,280 3,911 7,822 11,733 15,644 19,555 23,466 31,288 39,110 46,932 58,665 74,309 78,220 93,864 117,330 148,618 156,440 222,927 234,660 297,236 371,545 445,854 469,320 594,472 743,090 891,708 1,114,635 1,486,180 1,783,416 2,229,270 2,972,360 4,458,540 and 8,917,080, with no remainder.

Since 8,917,080 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,917,080, 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).