Q: Is 8,772,666 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,772,666 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 8,772,666 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 49 53 98 106 147 159 294 318 371 563 742 1,113 1,126 1,689 2,226 2,597 3,378 3,941 5,194 7,791 7,882 11,823 15,582 23,646 27,587 29,839 55,174 59,678 82,761 89,517 165,522 179,034 208,873 417,746 626,619 1,253,238 1,462,111 2,924,222 4,386,333 and 8,772,666, with no remainder.

Since 8,772,666 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,772,666, 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).