Q: Is 8,631,476 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,631,476 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 8,631,476 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 43 67 86 107 134 172 214 268 301 428 469 602 749 938 1,204 1,498 1,876 2,881 2,996 4,601 5,762 7,169 9,202 11,524 14,338 18,404 20,167 28,676 32,207 40,334 50,183 64,414 80,668 100,366 128,828 200,732 308,267 616,534 1,233,068 2,157,869 4,315,738 and 8,631,476, with no remainder.

Since 8,631,476 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,631,476, 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).