Q: Is 8,202,493 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,202,493 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 8,202,493 can be evenly divided by 1 13 37 481 17,053 221,689 630,961 and 8,202,493, with no remainder.

Since 8,202,493 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,202,493, 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).