Q: Is 8,731,404 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,731,404 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 8,731,404 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 17 18 22 33 34 36 44 51 66 68 99 102 132 153 187 198 204 306 374 396 561 612 748 1,122 1,297 1,683 2,244 2,594 3,366 3,891 5,188 6,732 7,782 11,673 14,267 15,564 22,049 23,346 28,534 42,801 44,098 46,692 57,068 66,147 85,602 88,196 128,403 132,294 171,204 198,441 242,539 256,806 264,588 396,882 485,078 513,612 727,617 793,764 970,156 1,455,234 2,182,851 2,910,468 4,365,702 and 8,731,404, with no remainder.

Since 8,731,404 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,731,404, 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).