Q: Is 8,202,509 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,202,509 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 8,202,509 can be evenly divided by 1 7 19 133 61,673 431,711 1,171,787 and 8,202,509, with no remainder.

Since 8,202,509 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,202,509, 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).