Q: Is 8,001,984 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,001,984 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 8,001,984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 71 96 142 192 213 284 426 568 587 852 1,136 1,174 1,704 1,761 2,272 2,348 3,408 3,522 4,544 4,696 6,816 7,044 9,392 13,632 14,088 18,784 28,176 37,568 41,677 56,352 83,354 112,704 125,031 166,708 250,062 333,416 500,124 666,832 1,000,248 1,333,664 2,000,496 2,667,328 4,000,992 and 8,001,984, with no remainder.

Since 8,001,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,001,984, 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).