Q: Is 8,772,246 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,772,246 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 8,772,246 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 23 27 42 46 54 63 69 126 138 161 189 207 322 378 414 483 621 966 1,009 1,242 1,449 2,018 2,898 3,027 4,347 6,054 7,063 8,694 9,081 14,126 18,162 21,189 23,207 27,243 42,378 46,414 54,486 63,567 69,621 127,134 139,242 162,449 190,701 208,863 324,898 381,402 417,726 487,347 626,589 974,694 1,253,178 1,462,041 2,924,082 4,386,123 and 8,772,246, with no remainder.

Since 8,772,246 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,772,246, 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).