Q: Is 8,593,436 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,593,436 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 8,593,436 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 41 61 82 122 164 244 859 1,718 2,501 3,436 5,002 10,004 35,219 52,399 70,438 104,798 140,876 209,596 2,148,359 4,296,718 and 8,593,436, with no remainder.

Since 8,593,436 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,593,436, 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).