Q: Is 8,201,673 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,201,673 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 8,201,673 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 19 57 171 47,963 143,889 431,667 911,297 2,733,891 and 8,201,673, with no remainder.

Since 8,201,673 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,201,673, 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).