Q: Is 8,097,894 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,097,894 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 8,097,894 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 37 42 54 63 74 81 111 126 162 189 193 222 259 333 378 386 518 567 579 666 777 999 1,134 1,158 1,351 1,554 1,737 1,998 2,331 2,702 2,997 3,474 4,053 4,662 5,211 5,994 6,993 7,141 8,106 10,422 12,159 13,986 14,282 15,633 20,979 21,423 24,318 31,266 36,477 41,958 42,846 49,987 64,269 72,954 99,974 109,431 128,538 149,961 192,807 218,862 299,922 385,614 449,883 578,421 899,766 1,156,842 1,349,649 2,699,298 4,048,947 and 8,097,894, with no remainder.

Since 8,097,894 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,097,894, 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).