Q: Is 8,955,870 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,955,870 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 8,955,870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 11 14 15 21 22 30 33 35 42 55 66 70 77 105 110 154 165 210 231 330 385 462 770 1,155 2,310 3,877 7,754 11,631 19,385 23,262 27,139 38,770 42,647 54,278 58,155 81,417 85,294 116,310 127,941 135,695 162,834 213,235 255,882 271,390 298,529 407,085 426,470 597,058 639,705 814,170 895,587 1,279,410 1,492,645 1,791,174 2,985,290 4,477,935 and 8,955,870, with no remainder.

Since 8,955,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,955,870, 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).