Q: Is 8,202,222 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,202,222 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 8,202,222 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 81 126 162 189 243 378 486 567 1,134 1,701 2,411 3,402 4,822 7,233 14,466 16,877 21,699 33,754 43,398 50,631 65,097 101,262 130,194 151,893 195,291 303,786 390,582 455,679 585,873 911,358 1,171,746 1,367,037 2,734,074 4,101,111 and 8,202,222, with no remainder.

Since 8,202,222 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,202,222, 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).