Q: Is 8,497,729 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,497,729 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 8,497,729 can be evenly divided by 1 1,759 4,831 and 8,497,729, with no remainder.

Since 8,497,729 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,497,729, 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).