Q: Is 8,729,430 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,729,430 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 8,729,430 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 43 67 86 101 129 134 201 202 215 258 303 335 402 430 505 606 645 670 1,005 1,010 1,290 1,515 2,010 2,881 3,030 4,343 5,762 6,767 8,643 8,686 13,029 13,534 14,405 17,286 20,301 21,715 26,058 28,810 33,835 40,602 43,215 43,430 65,145 67,670 86,430 101,505 130,290 203,010 290,981 581,962 872,943 1,454,905 1,745,886 2,909,810 4,364,715 and 8,729,430, with no remainder.

Since 8,729,430 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,729,430, 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).