Q: Is 8,497,209 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,497,209 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 8,497,209 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 41 71 123 139 213 287 417 497 861 973 1,491 2,911 2,919 5,699 8,733 9,869 17,097 20,377 29,607 39,893 61,131 69,083 119,679 207,249 404,629 1,213,887 2,832,403 and 8,497,209, with no remainder.

Since 8,497,209 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,497,209, 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).