Q: Is 8,742,648 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,742,648 is a composite number.

Why is 8,742,648 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 8,742,648 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 89 178 267 356 534 712 1,068 2,136 4,093 8,186 12,279 16,372 24,558 32,744 49,116 98,232 364,277 728,554 1,092,831 1,457,108 2,185,662 2,914,216 4,371,324 and 8,742,648, with no remainder.

Since 8,742,648 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,742,648, 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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