Q: Is 8,491,752 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,491,752 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 8,491,752 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 59 72 118 177 236 354 472 531 708 1,062 1,416 1,999 2,124 3,998 4,248 5,997 7,996 11,994 15,992 17,991 23,988 35,982 47,976 71,964 117,941 143,928 235,882 353,823 471,764 707,646 943,528 1,061,469 1,415,292 2,122,938 2,830,584 4,245,876 and 8,491,752, with no remainder.

Since 8,491,752 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,491,752, 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).