Q: Is 8,438,738 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,438,738 is a composite number.

Why is 8,438,738 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 8,438,738 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 14 22 37 74 77 154 259 407 518 814 1,481 2,849 2,962 5,698 10,367 16,291 20,734 32,582 54,797 109,594 114,037 228,074 383,579 602,767 767,158 1,205,534 4,219,369 and 8,438,738, with no remainder.

Since 8,438,738 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,438,738, 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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