Q: Is 8,478,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,478,072 is a composite number.

Why is 8,478,072 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 8,478,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 117,751 235,502 353,253 471,004 706,506 942,008 1,059,759 1,413,012 2,119,518 2,826,024 4,239,036 and 8,478,072, with no remainder.

Since 8,478,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,478,072, 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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