Q: Is 8,038,044 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,038,044 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 8,038,044 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 63 84 126 167 191 252 334 382 501 573 668 764 1,002 1,146 1,169 1,337 1,503 1,719 2,004 2,292 2,338 2,674 3,006 3,438 3,507 4,011 4,676 5,348 6,012 6,876 7,014 8,022 10,521 12,033 14,028 16,044 21,042 24,066 31,897 42,084 48,132 63,794 95,691 127,588 191,382 223,279 287,073 382,764 446,558 574,146 669,837 893,116 1,148,292 1,339,674 2,009,511 2,679,348 4,019,022 and 8,038,044, with no remainder.

Since 8,038,044 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,038,044, 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).