Q: Is 8,379,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,379,972 is a composite number.

Why is 8,379,972 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 8,379,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 232,777 465,554 698,331 931,108 1,396,662 2,094,993 2,793,324 4,189,986 and 8,379,972, with no remainder.

Since 8,379,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,379,972, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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