Q: Is 8,446,428 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,446,428 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 8,446,428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 23 36 46 69 92 101 138 202 207 276 303 404 414 606 828 909 1,212 1,818 2,323 3,636 4,646 6,969 9,292 10,201 13,938 20,402 20,907 27,876 30,603 40,804 41,814 61,206 83,628 91,809 122,412 183,618 234,623 367,236 469,246 703,869 938,492 1,407,738 2,111,607 2,815,476 4,223,214 and 8,446,428, with no remainder.

Since 8,446,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,446,428, 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).