Q: Is 8,236,404 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,236,404 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 8,236,404 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 27 33 36 44 54 66 81 99 108 132 162 198 297 324 396 594 891 1,188 1,782 2,311 3,564 4,622 6,933 9,244 13,866 20,799 25,421 27,732 41,598 50,842 62,397 76,263 83,196 101,684 124,794 152,526 187,191 228,789 249,588 305,052 374,382 457,578 686,367 748,764 915,156 1,372,734 2,059,101 2,745,468 4,118,202 and 8,236,404, with no remainder.

Since 8,236,404 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,236,404, 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).