Q: Is 8,423,616 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,423,616 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 8,423,616 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 73 96 146 192 219 292 438 584 601 876 1,168 1,202 1,752 1,803 2,336 2,404 3,504 3,606 4,672 4,808 7,008 7,212 9,616 14,016 14,424 19,232 28,848 38,464 43,873 57,696 87,746 115,392 131,619 175,492 263,238 350,984 526,476 701,968 1,052,952 1,403,936 2,105,904 2,807,872 4,211,808 and 8,423,616, with no remainder.

Since 8,423,616 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,423,616, 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).