Q: Is 8,424,374 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,424,374 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 8,424,374 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 31 47 49 59 62 94 98 118 217 329 413 434 658 826 1,457 1,519 1,829 2,303 2,773 2,891 2,914 3,038 3,658 4,606 5,546 5,782 10,199 12,803 19,411 20,398 25,606 38,822 71,393 85,963 89,621 135,877 142,786 171,926 179,242 271,754 601,741 1,203,482 4,212,187 and 8,424,374, with no remainder.

Since 8,424,374 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,424,374, 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).