Q: Is 8,347,764 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,347,764 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 8,347,764 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 19 38 41 47 57 76 82 94 114 123 141 164 188 228 246 282 361 492 564 722 779 893 1,083 1,444 1,558 1,786 1,927 2,166 2,337 2,679 3,116 3,572 3,854 4,332 4,674 5,358 5,781 7,708 9,348 10,716 11,562 14,801 16,967 23,124 29,602 33,934 36,613 44,403 50,901 59,204 67,868 73,226 88,806 101,802 109,839 146,452 177,612 203,604 219,678 439,356 695,647 1,391,294 2,086,941 2,782,588 4,173,882 and 8,347,764, with no remainder.

Since 8,347,764 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,347,764, 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).