Q: Is 8,201,768 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,201,768 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 8,201,768 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 19 38 76 152 53,959 107,918 215,836 431,672 1,025,221 2,050,442 4,100,884 and 8,201,768, with no remainder.

Since 8,201,768 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,201,768, 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).