Q: Is 8,335,338 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,335,338 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 8,335,338 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 17 19 22 23 33 34 38 46 51 57 66 69 102 114 138 187 209 253 289 323 374 391 418 437 506 561 578 627 646 759 782 867 874 969 1,122 1,173 1,254 1,311 1,518 1,734 1,938 2,346 2,622 3,179 3,553 4,301 4,807 5,491 6,358 6,647 7,106 7,429 8,602 9,537 9,614 10,659 10,982 12,903 13,294 14,421 14,858 16,473 19,074 19,941 21,318 22,287 25,806 28,842 32,946 39,882 44,574 60,401 73,117 81,719 120,802 126,293 146,234 163,438 181,203 219,351 245,157 252,586 362,406 378,879 438,702 490,314 757,758 1,389,223 2,778,446 4,167,669 and 8,335,338, with no remainder.

Since 8,335,338 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,335,338, 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).