Q: Is 8,246,828 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,246,828 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 8,246,828 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 863 1,726 2,389 3,452 4,778 9,556 2,061,707 4,123,414 and 8,246,828, with no remainder.

Since 8,246,828 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,246,828, 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).