Q: Is 8,073,408 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,073,408 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 8,073,408 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 64 84 96 112 168 192 224 336 448 672 1,344 6,007 12,014 18,021 24,028 36,042 42,049 48,056 72,084 84,098 96,112 126,147 144,168 168,196 192,224 252,294 288,336 336,392 384,448 504,588 576,672 672,784 1,009,176 1,153,344 1,345,568 2,018,352 2,691,136 4,036,704 and 8,073,408, with no remainder.

Since 8,073,408 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,073,408, 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).