Q: Is 8,853,372 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,853,372 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 8,853,372 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 33 36 44 66 79 99 132 158 198 237 283 316 396 474 566 711 849 869 948 1,132 1,422 1,698 1,738 2,547 2,607 2,844 3,113 3,396 3,476 5,094 5,214 6,226 7,821 9,339 10,188 10,428 12,452 15,642 18,678 22,357 28,017 31,284 37,356 44,714 56,034 67,071 89,428 112,068 134,142 201,213 245,927 268,284 402,426 491,854 737,781 804,852 983,708 1,475,562 2,213,343 2,951,124 4,426,686 and 8,853,372, with no remainder.

Since 8,853,372 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,853,372, 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).