Q: Is 8,502,438 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,502,438 is a composite number.

Why is 8,502,438 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 8,502,438 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 97 194 291 582 679 1,358 2,037 2,087 4,074 4,174 6,261 12,522 14,609 29,218 43,827 87,654 202,439 404,878 607,317 1,214,634 1,417,073 2,834,146 4,251,219 and 8,502,438, with no remainder.

Since 8,502,438 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,502,438, 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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