Q: Is 8,408,448 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,408,448 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 8,408,448 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 81 96 108 128 144 162 192 216 288 324 384 432 576 648 811 864 1,152 1,296 1,622 1,728 2,433 2,592 3,244 3,456 4,866 5,184 6,488 7,299 9,732 10,368 12,976 14,598 19,464 21,897 25,952 29,196 38,928 43,794 51,904 58,392 65,691 77,856 87,588 103,808 116,784 131,382 155,712 175,176 233,568 262,764 311,424 350,352 467,136 525,528 700,704 934,272 1,051,056 1,401,408 2,102,112 2,802,816 4,204,224 and 8,408,448, with no remainder.

Since 8,408,448 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,408,448, 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).