Q: Is 8,999,460 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,999,460 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 8,999,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 30 34 36 45 51 60 68 85 90 102 153 170 173 180 204 255 289 306 340 346 510 519 578 612 692 765 865 867 1,020 1,038 1,156 1,445 1,530 1,557 1,730 1,734 2,076 2,595 2,601 2,890 2,941 3,060 3,114 3,460 3,468 4,335 5,190 5,202 5,780 5,882 6,228 7,785 8,670 8,823 10,380 10,404 11,764 13,005 14,705 15,570 17,340 17,646 26,010 26,469 29,410 31,140 35,292 44,115 49,997 52,020 52,938 58,820 88,230 99,994 105,876 132,345 149,991 176,460 199,988 249,985 264,690 299,982 449,973 499,970 529,380 599,964 749,955 899,946 999,940 1,499,910 1,799,892 2,249,865 2,999,820 4,499,730 and 8,999,460, with no remainder.

Since 8,999,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,999,460, 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).