Q: Is 8,437,428 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,437,428 is a composite number.

Why is 8,437,428 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 8,437,428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 223 446 669 892 1,051 1,338 2,007 2,102 2,676 3,153 4,014 4,204 6,306 8,028 9,459 12,612 18,918 37,836 234,373 468,746 703,119 937,492 1,406,238 2,109,357 2,812,476 4,218,714 and 8,437,428, with no remainder.

Since 8,437,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,437,428, 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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