Q: Is 8,608,608 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,608,608 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 8,608,608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 71 72 96 142 144 213 284 288 421 426 568 639 842 852 1,136 1,263 1,278 1,684 1,704 2,272 2,526 2,556 3,368 3,408 3,789 5,052 5,112 6,736 6,816 7,578 10,104 10,224 13,472 15,156 20,208 20,448 29,891 30,312 40,416 59,782 60,624 89,673 119,564 121,248 179,346 239,128 269,019 358,692 478,256 538,038 717,384 956,512 1,076,076 1,434,768 2,152,152 2,869,536 4,304,304 and 8,608,608, with no remainder.

Since 8,608,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,608,608, 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).