Q: Is 8,431,116 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,431,116 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 8,431,116 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 17 34 37 51 68 74 102 111 148 204 222 444 629 1,117 1,258 1,887 2,234 2,516 3,351 3,774 4,468 6,702 7,548 13,404 18,989 37,978 41,329 56,967 75,956 82,658 113,934 123,987 165,316 227,868 247,974 495,948 702,593 1,405,186 2,107,779 2,810,372 4,215,558 and 8,431,116, with no remainder.

Since 8,431,116 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,431,116, 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).