Q: Is 8,672,004 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,672,004 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 8,672,004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 33 36 44 61 66 99 122 132 183 198 244 359 366 396 549 671 718 732 1,077 1,098 1,342 1,436 2,013 2,154 2,196 2,684 3,231 3,949 4,026 4,308 6,039 6,462 7,898 8,052 11,847 12,078 12,924 15,796 21,899 23,694 24,156 35,541 43,798 47,388 65,697 71,082 87,596 131,394 142,164 197,091 240,889 262,788 394,182 481,778 722,667 788,364 963,556 1,445,334 2,168,001 2,890,668 4,336,002 and 8,672,004, with no remainder.

Since 8,672,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,672,004, 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).