Q: Is 8,445,618 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,445,618 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 8,445,618 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 47 67 94 134 141 149 201 282 298 402 423 447 603 846 894 1,206 1,341 2,682 3,149 6,298 7,003 9,447 9,983 14,006 18,894 19,966 21,009 28,341 29,949 42,018 56,682 59,898 63,027 89,847 126,054 179,694 469,201 938,402 1,407,603 2,815,206 4,222,809 and 8,445,618, with no remainder.

Since 8,445,618 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,445,618, 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).