Q: Is 8,738,172 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,738,172 is a composite number.

Why is 8,738,172 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 8,738,172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 108 80,909 161,818 242,727 323,636 485,454 728,181 970,908 1,456,362 2,184,543 2,912,724 4,369,086 and 8,738,172, with no remainder.

Since 8,738,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,738,172, 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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