Q: Is 8,742,432 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,742,432 is a composite number.

Why is 8,742,432 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 8,742,432 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 19 24 32 38 48 57 76 96 114 152 228 304 456 608 912 1,824 4,793 9,586 14,379 19,172 28,758 38,344 57,516 76,688 91,067 115,032 153,376 182,134 230,064 273,201 364,268 460,128 546,402 728,536 1,092,804 1,457,072 2,185,608 2,914,144 4,371,216 and 8,742,432, with no remainder.

Since 8,742,432 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,742,432, 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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