Q: Is 8,202,302 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,202,302 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 8,202,302 can be evenly divided by 1 2 29 58 103 206 1,373 2,746 2,987 5,974 39,817 79,634 141,419 282,838 4,101,151 and 8,202,302, with no remainder.

Since 8,202,302 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,202,302, 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).