Q: Is 8,839,424 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,839,424 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 8,839,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 32 43 44 64 73 86 88 128 146 172 176 256 292 344 352 473 584 688 704 803 946 1,168 1,376 1,408 1,606 1,892 2,336 2,752 2,816 3,139 3,212 3,784 4,672 5,504 6,278 6,424 7,568 9,344 11,008 12,556 12,848 15,136 18,688 25,112 25,696 30,272 34,529 50,224 51,392 60,544 69,058 100,448 102,784 121,088 138,116 200,896 205,568 276,232 401,792 552,464 803,584 1,104,928 2,209,856 4,419,712 and 8,839,424, with no remainder.

Since 8,839,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,839,424, 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).