Q: Is 8,311,830 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,311,830 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 8,311,830 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 461 601 922 1,202 1,383 1,803 2,305 2,766 3,005 3,606 4,610 6,010 6,915 9,015 13,830 18,030 277,061 554,122 831,183 1,385,305 1,662,366 2,770,610 4,155,915 and 8,311,830, with no remainder.

Since 8,311,830 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,311,830, 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).