Q: Is 8,348,802 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,348,802 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 8,348,802 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 14 17 21 22 33 34 42 51 66 77 102 119 154 187 231 238 357 374 462 561 714 1,063 1,122 1,309 2,126 2,618 3,189 3,927 6,378 7,441 7,854 11,693 14,882 18,071 22,323 23,386 35,079 36,142 44,646 54,213 70,158 81,851 108,426 126,497 163,702 198,781 245,553 252,994 379,491 397,562 491,106 596,343 758,982 1,192,686 1,391,467 2,782,934 4,174,401 and 8,348,802, with no remainder.

Since 8,348,802 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,348,802, 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).