Q: Is 8,720,982 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,720,982 is a composite number.

Why is 8,720,982 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 8,720,982 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 31 62 93 186 279 558 15,629 31,258 46,887 93,774 140,661 281,322 484,499 968,998 1,453,497 2,906,994 4,360,491 and 8,720,982, with no remainder.

Since 8,720,982 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,720,982, 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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