Q: Is 8,704,512 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,704,512 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 8,704,512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 64 72 96 128 144 192 256 288 384 512 576 768 1,152 1,536 1,889 2,304 3,778 4,608 5,667 7,556 11,334 15,112 17,001 22,668 30,224 34,002 45,336 60,448 68,004 90,672 120,896 136,008 181,344 241,792 272,016 362,688 483,584 544,032 725,376 967,168 1,088,064 1,450,752 2,176,128 2,901,504 4,352,256 and 8,704,512, with no remainder.

Since 8,704,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,704,512, 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).