Q: Is 8,774,514 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,774,514 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 8,774,514 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 126 139 167 189 278 334 378 417 501 834 973 1,002 1,169 1,251 1,503 1,946 2,338 2,502 2,919 3,006 3,507 3,753 4,509 5,838 7,014 7,506 8,757 9,018 10,521 17,514 21,042 23,213 26,271 31,563 46,426 52,542 63,126 69,639 139,278 162,491 208,917 324,982 417,834 487,473 626,751 974,946 1,253,502 1,462,419 2,924,838 4,387,257 and 8,774,514, with no remainder.

Since 8,774,514 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,774,514, 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).