Q: Is 8,207,268 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,207,268 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 8,207,268 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 683,939 1,367,878 2,051,817 2,735,756 4,103,634 and 8,207,268, with no remainder.

Since 8,207,268 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,207,268, 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).