Q: Is 8,457,432 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,457,432 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 8,457,432 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 17 19 24 34 38 51 57 68 76 102 114 136 152 204 228 323 408 456 646 969 1,091 1,292 1,938 2,182 2,584 3,273 3,876 4,364 6,546 7,752 8,728 13,092 18,547 20,729 26,184 37,094 41,458 55,641 62,187 74,188 82,916 111,282 124,374 148,376 165,832 222,564 248,748 352,393 445,128 497,496 704,786 1,057,179 1,409,572 2,114,358 2,819,144 4,228,716 and 8,457,432, with no remainder.

Since 8,457,432 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,457,432, 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).