Q: Is 8,724,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,724,248 is a composite number.

Why is 8,724,248 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 8,724,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 52 104 149 298 563 596 1,126 1,192 1,937 2,252 3,874 4,504 7,319 7,748 14,638 15,496 29,276 58,552 83,887 167,774 335,548 671,096 1,090,531 2,181,062 4,362,124 and 8,724,248, with no remainder.

Since 8,724,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,724,248, 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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