Q: Is 8,306,076 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,306,076 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 8,306,076 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 173 346 519 692 1,038 2,076 4,001 8,002 12,003 16,004 24,006 48,012 692,173 1,384,346 2,076,519 2,768,692 4,153,038 and 8,306,076, with no remainder.

Since 8,306,076 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,306,076, 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).