Q: Is 8,135,116 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,135,116 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 8,135,116 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 19 22 37 38 44 74 76 148 209 263 407 418 526 703 814 836 1,052 1,406 1,628 2,812 2,893 4,997 5,786 7,733 9,731 9,994 11,572 15,466 19,462 19,988 30,932 38,924 54,967 107,041 109,934 184,889 214,082 219,868 369,778 428,164 739,556 2,033,779 4,067,558 and 8,135,116, with no remainder.

Since 8,135,116 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,135,116, 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).