Q: Is 8,163,274 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,163,274 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 8,163,274 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 19 38 133 266 30,689 61,378 214,823 429,646 583,091 1,166,182 4,081,637 and 8,163,274, with no remainder.

Since 8,163,274 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,163,274, 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).