Q: Is 8,500,842 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,500,842 is a composite number.

Why is 8,500,842 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 8,500,842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 43 54 63 86 126 129 189 258 301 378 387 523 602 774 903 1,046 1,161 1,569 1,806 2,322 2,709 3,138 3,661 4,707 5,418 7,322 8,127 9,414 10,983 14,121 16,254 21,966 22,489 28,242 32,949 44,978 65,898 67,467 98,847 134,934 157,423 197,694 202,401 314,846 404,802 472,269 607,203 944,538 1,214,406 1,416,807 2,833,614 4,250,421 and 8,500,842, with no remainder.

Since 8,500,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,500,842, 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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