Q: Is 8,433,768 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,433,768 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 8,433,768 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 17 21 24 28 34 42 51 56 68 84 102 119 136 168 204 238 357 408 476 714 952 1,428 2,856 2,953 5,906 8,859 11,812 17,718 20,671 23,624 35,436 41,342 50,201 62,013 70,872 82,684 100,402 124,026 150,603 165,368 200,804 248,052 301,206 351,407 401,608 496,104 602,412 702,814 1,054,221 1,204,824 1,405,628 2,108,442 2,811,256 4,216,884 and 8,433,768, with no remainder.

Since 8,433,768 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,433,768, 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).