Q: Is 8,438,784 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,438,784 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 8,438,784 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 41 48 64 67 82 96 123 128 134 164 192 201 246 256 268 328 384 402 492 512 536 656 768 804 984 1,024 1,072 1,312 1,536 1,608 1,968 2,144 2,624 2,747 3,072 3,216 3,936 4,288 5,248 5,494 6,432 7,872 8,241 8,576 10,496 10,988 12,864 15,744 16,482 17,152 20,992 21,976 25,728 31,488 32,964 34,304 41,984 43,952 51,456 62,976 65,928 68,608 87,904 102,912 125,952 131,856 175,808 205,824 263,712 351,616 527,424 703,232 1,054,848 1,406,464 2,109,696 2,812,928 4,219,392 and 8,438,784, with no remainder.

Since 8,438,784 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,438,784, 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).