Q: Is 8,439,606 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,439,606 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 8,439,606 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 83 126 166 189 249 269 378 498 538 581 747 807 1,162 1,494 1,614 1,743 1,883 2,241 2,421 3,486 3,766 4,482 4,842 5,229 5,649 7,263 10,458 11,298 14,526 15,687 16,947 22,327 31,374 33,894 44,654 50,841 66,981 101,682 133,962 156,289 200,943 312,578 401,886 468,867 602,829 937,734 1,205,658 1,406,601 2,813,202 4,219,803 and 8,439,606, with no remainder.

Since 8,439,606 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,439,606, 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).