Q: Is 8,346,429 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,346,429 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 8,346,429 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 13 21 27 39 43 63 79 91 117 129 189 237 273 301 351 387 553 559 711 819 903 1,027 1,161 1,659 1,677 2,133 2,457 2,709 3,081 3,397 3,913 4,977 5,031 7,189 8,127 9,243 10,191 11,739 14,931 15,093 21,567 23,779 27,729 30,573 35,217 44,161 64,701 71,337 91,719 105,651 132,483 194,103 214,011 309,127 397,449 642,033 927,381 1,192,347 2,782,143 and 8,346,429, with no remainder.

Since 8,346,429 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,346,429, 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).