Q: Is 8,107,437 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,107,437 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 8,107,437 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 169 507 15,991 47,973 207,883 623,649 2,702,479 and 8,107,437, with no remainder.

Since 8,107,437 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,107,437, 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).