Q: Is 8,462,448 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,462,448 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 8,462,448 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 19 24 27 36 38 48 54 57 72 76 108 114 144 152 171 216 228 304 342 432 456 513 684 912 1,026 1,031 1,368 2,052 2,062 2,736 3,093 4,104 4,124 6,186 8,208 8,248 9,279 12,372 16,496 18,558 19,589 24,744 27,837 37,116 39,178 49,488 55,674 58,767 74,232 78,356 111,348 117,534 148,464 156,712 176,301 222,696 235,068 313,424 352,602 445,392 470,136 528,903 705,204 940,272 1,057,806 1,410,408 2,115,612 2,820,816 4,231,224 and 8,462,448, with no remainder.

Since 8,462,448 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,462,448, 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).