Q: Is 8,424,216 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,424,216 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 8,424,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 43 54 72 86 108 129 172 216 258 344 387 516 774 907 1,032 1,161 1,548 1,814 2,322 2,721 3,096 3,628 4,644 5,442 7,256 8,163 9,288 10,884 16,326 21,768 24,489 32,652 39,001 48,978 65,304 78,002 97,956 117,003 156,004 195,912 234,006 312,008 351,009 468,012 702,018 936,024 1,053,027 1,404,036 2,106,054 2,808,072 4,212,108 and 8,424,216, with no remainder.

Since 8,424,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,424,216, 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).