Q: Is 7,884,408 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,884,408 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 7,884,408 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 71 84 142 168 213 284 426 497 568 661 852 994 1,322 1,491 1,704 1,983 1,988 2,644 2,982 3,966 3,976 4,627 5,288 5,964 7,932 9,254 11,928 13,881 15,864 18,508 27,762 37,016 46,931 55,524 93,862 111,048 140,793 187,724 281,586 328,517 375,448 563,172 657,034 985,551 1,126,344 1,314,068 1,971,102 2,628,136 3,942,204 and 7,884,408, with no remainder.

Since 7,884,408 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,884,408, 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).