Q: Is 8,642,238 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,642,238 is a composite number.

Why is 8,642,238 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 8,642,238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 37 66 74 111 222 407 814 1,221 2,442 3,539 7,078 10,617 21,234 38,929 77,858 116,787 130,943 233,574 261,886 392,829 785,658 1,440,373 2,880,746 4,321,119 and 8,642,238, with no remainder.

Since 8,642,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,642,238, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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