Q: Is 8,624,108 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,624,108 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 8,624,108 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 37 74 148 58,271 116,542 233,084 2,156,027 4,312,054 and 8,624,108, with no remainder.

Since 8,624,108 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,624,108, 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).