Q: Is 8,442,423 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,442,423 is a composite number.

Why is 8,442,423 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 8,442,423 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 33 53 99 159 477 583 1,609 1,749 4,827 5,247 14,481 17,699 53,097 85,277 159,291 255,831 767,493 938,047 2,814,141 and 8,442,423, with no remainder.

Since 8,442,423 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,442,423, 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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