Q: Is 8,201,642 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,201,642 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 8,201,642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 37 74 137 274 809 1,618 5,069 10,138 29,933 59,866 110,833 221,666 4,100,821 and 8,201,642, with no remainder.

Since 8,201,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,201,642, 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).