Q: Is 8,739,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,739,272 is a composite number.

Why is 8,739,272 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 8,739,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 31 62 124 131 248 262 269 524 538 1,048 1,076 2,152 4,061 8,122 8,339 16,244 16,678 32,488 33,356 35,239 66,712 70,478 140,956 281,912 1,092,409 2,184,818 4,369,636 and 8,739,272, with no remainder.

Since 8,739,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,739,272, 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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