Q: Is 8,745,324 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,745,324 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 8,745,324 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 49 84 98 107 139 147 196 214 278 294 321 417 428 556 588 642 749 834 973 1,284 1,498 1,668 1,946 2,247 2,919 2,996 3,892 4,494 5,243 5,838 6,811 8,988 10,486 11,676 13,622 14,873 15,729 20,433 20,972 27,244 29,746 31,458 40,866 44,619 59,492 62,916 81,732 89,238 104,111 178,476 208,222 312,333 416,444 624,666 728,777 1,249,332 1,457,554 2,186,331 2,915,108 4,372,662 and 8,745,324, with no remainder.

Since 8,745,324 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,745,324, 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).