Q: Is 8,357,349 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,357,349 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 8,357,349 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 11 13 21 23 33 39 69 77 91 121 143 161 231 253 273 299 363 429 483 759 847 897 1,001 1,331 1,573 1,771 2,093 2,541 2,783 3,003 3,289 3,993 4,719 5,313 6,279 8,349 9,317 9,867 11,011 17,303 19,481 23,023 27,951 30,613 33,033 36,179 51,909 58,443 69,069 91,839 108,537 121,121 214,291 253,253 363,363 397,969 642,873 759,759 1,193,907 2,785,783 and 8,357,349, with no remainder.

Since 8,357,349 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,357,349, 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).