Q: Is 8,408,488 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,408,488 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 8,408,488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 19 22 38 44 47 76 88 94 107 152 188 209 214 376 418 428 517 836 856 893 1,034 1,177 1,672 1,786 2,033 2,068 2,354 3,572 4,066 4,136 4,708 5,029 7,144 8,132 9,416 9,823 10,058 16,264 19,646 20,116 22,363 39,292 40,232 44,726 55,319 78,584 89,452 95,551 110,638 178,904 191,102 221,276 382,204 442,552 764,408 1,051,061 2,102,122 4,204,244 and 8,408,488, with no remainder.

Since 8,408,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,408,488, 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).