Q: Is 8,462,454 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,462,454 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 8,462,454 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 13 14 21 22 26 33 39 42 66 77 78 91 143 154 182 231 273 286 429 462 546 858 1,001 1,409 2,002 2,818 3,003 4,227 6,006 8,454 9,863 15,499 18,317 19,726 29,589 30,998 36,634 46,497 54,951 59,178 92,994 108,493 109,902 128,219 201,487 216,986 256,438 325,479 384,657 402,974 604,461 650,958 769,314 1,208,922 1,410,409 2,820,818 4,231,227 and 8,462,454, with no remainder.

Since 8,462,454 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,462,454, 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).