Q: Is 8,544,448 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,544,448 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 8,544,448 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 32 44 53 64 88 106 176 212 229 352 424 458 583 704 848 916 1,166 1,696 1,832 2,332 2,519 3,392 3,664 4,664 5,038 7,328 9,328 10,076 12,137 14,656 18,656 20,152 24,274 37,312 40,304 48,548 80,608 97,096 133,507 161,216 194,192 267,014 388,384 534,028 776,768 1,068,056 2,136,112 4,272,224 and 8,544,448, with no remainder.

Since 8,544,448 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,544,448, 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).