Q: Is 8,801,712 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,801,712 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 8,801,712 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 19 24 36 38 48 57 72 76 114 144 152 171 228 304 342 456 684 912 1,368 2,736 3,217 6,434 9,651 12,868 19,302 25,736 28,953 38,604 51,472 57,906 61,123 77,208 115,812 122,246 154,416 183,369 231,624 244,492 366,738 463,248 488,984 550,107 733,476 977,968 1,100,214 1,466,952 2,200,428 2,933,904 4,400,856 and 8,801,712, with no remainder.

Since 8,801,712 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,801,712, 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).