Q: Is 8,497,587 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,497,587 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 8,497,587 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 173 519 1,211 2,339 3,633 7,017 16,373 49,119 404,647 1,213,941 2,832,529 and 8,497,587, with no remainder.

Since 8,497,587 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,497,587, 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).