Q: Is 8,745,024 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,745,024 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 8,745,024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 37 48 64 74 96 111 148 192 222 296 444 592 888 1,184 1,231 1,776 2,368 2,462 3,552 3,693 4,924 7,104 7,386 9,848 14,772 19,696 29,544 39,392 45,547 59,088 78,784 91,094 118,176 136,641 182,188 236,352 273,282 364,376 546,564 728,752 1,093,128 1,457,504 2,186,256 2,915,008 4,372,512 and 8,745,024, with no remainder.

Since 8,745,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,745,024, 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).