Q: Is 8,660,796 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,660,796 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 8,660,796 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 721,733 1,443,466 2,165,199 2,886,932 4,330,398 and 8,660,796, with no remainder.

Since 8,660,796 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,660,796, 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).