Q: Is 8,238,888 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,238,888 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 8,238,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 54 56 63 72 84 108 126 168 189 216 252 378 504 756 1,512 5,449 10,898 16,347 21,796 32,694 38,143 43,592 49,041 65,388 76,286 98,082 114,429 130,776 147,123 152,572 196,164 228,858 294,246 305,144 343,287 392,328 457,716 588,492 686,574 915,432 1,029,861 1,176,984 1,373,148 2,059,722 2,746,296 4,119,444 and 8,238,888, with no remainder.

Since 8,238,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,238,888, 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).