Q: Is 8,423,724 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,423,724 is a composite number.

Why is 8,423,724 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 8,423,724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 71 142 213 284 426 852 9,887 19,774 29,661 39,548 59,322 118,644 701,977 1,403,954 2,105,931 2,807,908 4,211,862 and 8,423,724, with no remainder.

Since 8,423,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,423,724, 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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