Q: Is 8,163,438 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,163,438 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 8,163,438 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 71 142 213 426 19,163 38,326 57,489 114,978 1,360,573 2,721,146 4,081,719 and 8,163,438, with no remainder.

Since 8,163,438 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,163,438, 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).