Q: Is 8,470,512 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,470,512 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 8,470,512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 59 72 118 144 177 236 354 472 531 708 944 997 1,062 1,416 1,994 2,124 2,832 2,991 3,988 4,248 5,982 7,976 8,496 8,973 11,964 15,952 17,946 23,928 35,892 47,856 58,823 71,784 117,646 143,568 176,469 235,292 352,938 470,584 529,407 705,876 941,168 1,058,814 1,411,752 2,117,628 2,823,504 4,235,256 and 8,470,512, with no remainder.

Since 8,470,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,470,512, 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).