Q: Is 8,340,651 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,340,651 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 8,340,651 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 23 27 33 37 69 81 99 111 121 207 253 297 333 363 407 621 759 851 891 999 1,089 1,221 1,863 2,277 2,553 2,783 2,997 3,267 3,663 4,477 6,831 7,659 8,349 9,361 9,801 10,989 13,431 20,493 22,977 25,047 28,083 32,967 40,293 68,931 75,141 84,249 102,971 120,879 225,423 252,747 308,913 362,637 758,241 926,739 2,780,217 and 8,340,651, with no remainder.

Since 8,340,651 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,340,651, 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).