Q: Is 8,840,608 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,840,608 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 8,840,608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 61 112 122 224 244 427 488 647 854 976 1,294 1,708 1,952 2,588 3,416 4,529 5,176 6,832 9,058 10,352 13,664 18,116 20,704 36,232 39,467 72,464 78,934 144,928 157,868 276,269 315,736 552,538 631,472 1,105,076 1,262,944 2,210,152 4,420,304 and 8,840,608, with no remainder.

Since 8,840,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,840,608, 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).