Q: Is 8,207,542 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,207,542 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 8,207,542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 107 214 749 1,498 5,479 10,958 38,353 76,706 586,253 1,172,506 4,103,771 and 8,207,542, with no remainder.

Since 8,207,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,207,542, 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).