Q: Is 8,438,208 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,438,208 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 8,438,208 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 71 96 142 192 213 284 426 568 619 852 1,136 1,238 1,704 1,857 2,272 2,476 3,408 3,714 4,544 4,952 6,816 7,428 9,904 13,632 14,856 19,808 29,712 39,616 43,949 59,424 87,898 118,848 131,847 175,796 263,694 351,592 527,388 703,184 1,054,776 1,406,368 2,109,552 2,812,736 4,219,104 and 8,438,208, with no remainder.

Since 8,438,208 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,438,208, 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).