Q: Is 8,738,956 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,738,956 is a composite number.

Why is 8,738,956 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 8,738,956 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 37 74 137 148 274 431 548 862 1,724 5,069 10,138 15,947 20,276 31,894 59,047 63,788 118,094 236,188 2,184,739 4,369,478 and 8,738,956, with no remainder.

Since 8,738,956 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,738,956, 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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