Q: Is 8,268,224 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,268,224 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 8,268,224 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 23 32 41 46 64 82 92 137 164 184 274 328 368 548 656 736 943 1,096 1,312 1,472 1,886 2,192 2,624 3,151 3,772 4,384 5,617 6,302 7,544 8,768 11,234 12,604 15,088 22,468 25,208 30,176 44,936 50,416 60,352 89,872 100,832 129,191 179,744 201,664 258,382 359,488 516,764 1,033,528 2,067,056 4,134,112 and 8,268,224, with no remainder.

Since 8,268,224 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,268,224, 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).