Q: Is 8,325,888 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,325,888 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 8,325,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 37 48 64 74 96 111 128 148 192 222 256 293 296 384 444 586 592 768 879 888 1,172 1,184 1,758 1,776 2,344 2,368 3,516 3,552 4,688 4,736 7,032 7,104 9,376 9,472 10,841 14,064 14,208 18,752 21,682 28,128 28,416 32,523 37,504 43,364 56,256 65,046 75,008 86,728 112,512 130,092 173,456 225,024 260,184 346,912 520,368 693,824 1,040,736 1,387,648 2,081,472 2,775,296 4,162,944 and 8,325,888, with no remainder.

Since 8,325,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,325,888, 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).