Q: Is 8,448,744 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,448,744 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 8,448,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 29 58 61 87 116 122 174 183 199 232 244 348 366 398 488 597 696 732 796 1,194 1,464 1,592 1,769 2,388 3,538 4,776 5,307 5,771 7,076 10,614 11,542 12,139 14,152 17,313 21,228 23,084 24,278 34,626 36,417 42,456 46,168 48,556 69,252 72,834 97,112 138,504 145,668 291,336 352,031 704,062 1,056,093 1,408,124 2,112,186 2,816,248 4,224,372 and 8,448,744, with no remainder.

Since 8,448,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,448,744, 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).