Q: Is 8,926,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,926,320 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 8,926,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 30 39 40 48 52 60 65 78 80 104 120 130 156 195 208 240 260 312 390 520 624 780 1,040 1,560 2,861 3,120 5,722 8,583 11,444 14,305 17,166 22,888 28,610 34,332 37,193 42,915 45,776 57,220 68,664 74,386 85,830 111,579 114,440 137,328 148,772 171,660 185,965 223,158 228,880 297,544 343,320 371,930 446,316 557,895 595,088 686,640 743,860 892,632 1,115,790 1,487,720 1,785,264 2,231,580 2,975,440 4,463,160 and 8,926,320, with no remainder.

Since 8,926,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,926,320, 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).