Q: Is 8,968,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,968,680 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 8,968,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 56 60 63 70 72 84 90 105 120 126 140 168 180 210 252 280 315 360 420 504 630 840 1,260 2,520 3,559 7,118 10,677 14,236 17,795 21,354 24,913 28,472 32,031 35,590 42,708 49,826 53,385 64,062 71,180 74,739 85,416 99,652 106,770 124,565 128,124 142,360 149,478 160,155 199,304 213,540 224,217 249,130 256,248 298,956 320,310 373,695 427,080 448,434 498,260 597,912 640,620 747,390 896,868 996,520 1,121,085 1,281,240 1,494,780 1,793,736 2,242,170 2,989,560 4,484,340 and 8,968,680, with no remainder.

Since 8,968,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,968,680, 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).