Q: Is 8,168,304 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,168,304 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 8,168,304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 167 334 501 668 1,002 1,019 1,336 2,004 2,038 2,672 3,057 4,008 4,076 6,114 8,016 8,152 12,228 16,304 24,456 48,912 170,173 340,346 510,519 680,692 1,021,038 1,361,384 2,042,076 2,722,768 4,084,152 and 8,168,304, with no remainder.

Since 8,168,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,168,304, 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).