Q: Is 8,422,512 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,422,512 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 8,422,512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 49 56 84 98 112 147 168 196 294 336 392 588 784 1,176 2,352 3,581 7,162 10,743 14,324 21,486 25,067 28,648 42,972 50,134 57,296 75,201 85,944 100,268 150,402 171,888 175,469 200,536 300,804 350,938 401,072 526,407 601,608 701,876 1,052,814 1,203,216 1,403,752 2,105,628 2,807,504 4,211,256 and 8,422,512, with no remainder.

Since 8,422,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,422,512, 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).