Q: Is 8,679,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,679,972 is a composite number.

Why is 8,679,972 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 8,679,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 103,333 206,666 309,999 413,332 619,998 723,331 1,239,996 1,446,662 2,169,993 2,893,324 4,339,986 and 8,679,972, with no remainder.

Since 8,679,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,679,972, 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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