Q: Is 8,037,344 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,037,344 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 8,037,344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 53 56 106 112 212 224 371 424 677 742 848 1,354 1,484 1,696 2,708 2,968 4,739 5,416 5,936 9,478 10,832 11,872 18,956 21,664 35,881 37,912 71,762 75,824 143,524 151,648 251,167 287,048 502,334 574,096 1,004,668 1,148,192 2,009,336 4,018,672 and 8,037,344, with no remainder.

Since 8,037,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,037,344, 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).