Q: Is 8,751,678 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,751,678 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 8,751,678 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 29 39 53 58 73 78 87 106 146 159 174 219 318 377 438 689 754 949 1,131 1,378 1,537 1,898 2,067 2,117 2,262 2,847 3,074 3,869 4,134 4,234 4,611 5,694 6,351 7,738 9,222 11,607 12,702 19,981 23,214 27,521 39,962 50,297 55,042 59,943 82,563 100,594 112,201 119,886 150,891 165,126 224,402 301,782 336,603 673,206 1,458,613 2,917,226 4,375,839 and 8,751,678, with no remainder.

Since 8,751,678 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,751,678, 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).