Q: Is 8,487,423 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,487,423 is a composite number.

Why is 8,487,423 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 8,487,423 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 63 81 189 567 14,969 44,907 104,783 134,721 314,349 404,163 943,047 1,212,489 2,829,141 and 8,487,423, with no remainder.

Since 8,487,423 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,487,423, 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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