Q: Is 8,935,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,935,040 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 8,935,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 23 32 40 46 64 80 92 115 128 160 184 230 320 368 460 607 640 736 920 1,214 1,472 1,840 2,428 2,944 3,035 3,680 4,856 6,070 7,360 9,712 12,140 13,961 14,720 19,424 24,280 27,922 38,848 48,560 55,844 69,805 77,696 97,120 111,688 139,610 194,240 223,376 279,220 388,480 446,752 558,440 893,504 1,116,880 1,787,008 2,233,760 4,467,520 and 8,935,040, with no remainder.

Since 8,935,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,935,040, 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).