Q: Is 8,347,824 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,347,824 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 8,347,824 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 29 36 48 58 72 87 116 144 174 232 261 348 464 522 696 1,044 1,392 1,999 2,088 3,998 4,176 5,997 7,996 11,994 15,992 17,991 23,988 31,984 35,982 47,976 57,971 71,964 95,952 115,942 143,928 173,913 231,884 287,856 347,826 463,768 521,739 695,652 927,536 1,043,478 1,391,304 2,086,956 2,782,608 4,173,912 and 8,347,824, with no remainder.

Since 8,347,824 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,347,824, 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).