Q: Is 8,438,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,438,072 is a composite number.

Why is 8,438,072 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 8,438,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 29 37 58 74 116 148 232 296 983 1,073 1,966 2,146 3,932 4,292 7,864 8,584 28,507 36,371 57,014 72,742 114,028 145,484 228,056 290,968 1,054,759 2,109,518 4,219,036 and 8,438,072, with no remainder.

Since 8,438,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,438,072, 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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