Q: Is 8,316,264 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,316,264 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 8,316,264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 17 22 24 33 34 44 51 66 68 88 102 109 132 136 187 204 218 264 289 327 374 408 436 561 578 654 748 867 872 1,122 1,156 1,199 1,308 1,496 1,734 1,853 2,244 2,312 2,398 2,616 3,179 3,468 3,597 3,706 4,488 4,796 5,559 6,358 6,936 7,194 7,412 9,537 9,592 11,118 12,716 14,388 14,824 19,074 20,383 22,236 25,432 28,776 31,501 38,148 40,766 44,472 61,149 63,002 76,296 81,532 94,503 122,298 126,004 163,064 189,006 244,596 252,008 346,511 378,012 489,192 693,022 756,024 1,039,533 1,386,044 2,079,066 2,772,088 4,158,132 and 8,316,264, with no remainder.

Since 8,316,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,316,264, 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).