Q: Is 8,472,996 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,472,996 is a composite number.

Why is 8,472,996 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 8,472,996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 63 84 126 252 33,623 67,246 100,869 134,492 201,738 235,361 302,607 403,476 470,722 605,214 706,083 941,444 1,210,428 1,412,166 2,118,249 2,824,332 4,236,498 and 8,472,996, with no remainder.

Since 8,472,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,472,996, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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