Q: Is 8,937,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,937,960 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 8,937,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 211 353 422 633 706 844 1,055 1,059 1,266 1,412 1,688 1,765 2,110 2,118 2,532 2,824 3,165 3,530 4,220 4,236 5,064 5,295 6,330 7,060 8,440 8,472 10,590 12,660 14,120 21,180 25,320 42,360 74,483 148,966 223,449 297,932 372,415 446,898 595,864 744,830 893,796 1,117,245 1,489,660 1,787,592 2,234,490 2,979,320 4,468,980 and 8,937,960, with no remainder.

Since 8,937,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,937,960, 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).