Q: Is 8,574,048 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,574,048 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 8,574,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 224 252 288 336 504 672 1,008 2,016 4,253 8,506 12,759 17,012 25,518 29,771 34,024 38,277 51,036 59,542 68,048 76,554 89,313 102,072 119,084 136,096 153,108 178,626 204,144 238,168 267,939 306,216 357,252 408,288 476,336 535,878 612,432 714,504 952,672 1,071,756 1,224,864 1,429,008 2,143,512 2,858,016 4,287,024 and 8,574,048, with no remainder.

Since 8,574,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,574,048, 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).