Q: Is 8,247,444 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,247,444 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 8,247,444 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 19 38 57 61 76 114 122 183 228 244 366 593 732 1,159 1,186 1,779 2,318 2,372 3,477 3,558 4,636 6,954 7,116 11,267 13,908 22,534 33,801 36,173 45,068 67,602 72,346 108,519 135,204 144,692 217,038 434,076 687,287 1,374,574 2,061,861 2,749,148 4,123,722 and 8,247,444, with no remainder.

Since 8,247,444 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,247,444, 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).