Q: Is 8,572,131 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,572,131 is a composite number.

Why is 8,572,131 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 8,572,131 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 51 153 179 313 537 939 1,611 2,817 3,043 5,321 9,129 15,963 27,387 47,889 56,027 168,081 504,243 952,459 2,857,377 and 8,572,131, with no remainder.

Since 8,572,131 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,572,131, 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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