Q: Is 8,224,804 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,224,804 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 8,224,804 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 17 28 34 37 68 74 119 148 238 259 467 476 518 629 934 1,036 1,258 1,868 2,516 3,269 4,403 6,538 7,939 8,806 13,076 15,878 17,279 17,612 31,756 34,558 55,573 69,116 111,146 120,953 222,292 241,906 293,743 483,812 587,486 1,174,972 2,056,201 4,112,402 and 8,224,804, with no remainder.

Since 8,224,804 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,224,804, 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).