Q: Is 8,128,239 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,128,239 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 8,128,239 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 53 67 109 159 201 327 371 469 763 1,113 1,407 2,289 3,551 5,777 7,303 10,653 17,331 21,909 24,857 40,439 51,121 74,571 121,317 153,363 387,059 1,161,177 2,709,413 and 8,128,239, with no remainder.

Since 8,128,239 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,128,239, 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).