Q: Is 8,739,126 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,739,126 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 8,739,126 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 19 22 23 33 38 46 57 66 69 99 101 114 138 171 198 202 207 209 253 303 342 414 418 437 506 606 627 759 874 909 1,111 1,254 1,311 1,518 1,818 1,881 1,919 2,222 2,277 2,323 2,622 3,333 3,762 3,838 3,933 4,554 4,646 4,807 5,757 6,666 6,969 7,866 9,614 9,999 11,514 13,938 14,421 17,271 19,998 20,907 21,109 25,553 28,842 34,542 41,814 42,218 43,263 44,137 51,106 63,327 76,659 86,526 88,274 126,654 132,411 153,318 189,981 229,977 264,822 379,962 397,233 459,954 485,507 794,466 971,014 1,456,521 2,913,042 4,369,563 and 8,739,126, with no remainder.

Since 8,739,126 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,739,126, 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).