Q: Is 8,522,241 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,522,241 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 8,522,241 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 13 19 21 31 39 53 57 91 93 133 159 217 247 273 371 399 403 589 651 689 741 1,007 1,113 1,209 1,643 1,729 1,767 2,067 2,821 3,021 4,123 4,823 4,929 5,187 7,049 7,657 8,463 11,501 12,369 13,091 14,469 21,147 21,359 22,971 31,217 34,503 39,273 53,599 64,077 91,637 93,651 149,513 160,797 218,519 274,911 405,821 448,539 655,557 1,217,463 2,840,747 and 8,522,241, with no remainder.

Since 8,522,241 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,522,241, 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).