Q: Is 8,428,842 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,428,842 is a composite number.

Why is 8,428,842 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 8,428,842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 197 394 591 1,182 1,773 2,377 3,546 4,754 7,131 14,262 21,393 42,786 468,269 936,538 1,404,807 2,809,614 4,214,421 and 8,428,842, with no remainder.

Since 8,428,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,428,842, 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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