Q: Is 8,122,422 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,122,422 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 8,122,422 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 14 21 22 33 42 66 77 154 231 462 17,581 35,162 52,743 105,486 123,067 193,391 246,134 369,201 386,782 580,173 738,402 1,160,346 1,353,737 2,707,474 4,061,211 and 8,122,422, with no remainder.

Since 8,122,422 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,122,422, 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).