Q: Is 8,616,006 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,616,006 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 8,616,006 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 19 21 38 42 57 59 61 63 114 118 122 126 133 171 177 183 266 342 354 366 399 413 427 531 549 798 826 854 1,062 1,098 1,121 1,159 1,197 1,239 1,281 2,242 2,318 2,394 2,478 2,562 3,363 3,477 3,599 3,717 3,843 6,726 6,954 7,198 7,434 7,686 7,847 8,113 10,089 10,431 10,797 15,694 16,226 20,178 20,862 21,594 23,541 24,339 25,193 32,391 47,082 48,678 50,386 64,782 68,381 70,623 73,017 75,579 136,762 141,246 146,034 151,158 205,143 226,737 410,286 453,474 478,667 615,429 957,334 1,230,858 1,436,001 2,872,002 4,308,003 and 8,616,006, with no remainder.

Since 8,616,006 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,616,006, 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).