Q: Is 8,854,988 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,854,988 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 8,854,988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 19 37 38 47 67 74 76 94 134 148 188 268 703 893 1,273 1,406 1,739 1,786 2,479 2,546 2,812 3,149 3,478 3,572 4,958 5,092 6,298 6,956 9,916 12,596 33,041 47,101 59,831 66,082 94,202 116,513 119,662 132,164 188,404 233,026 239,324 466,052 2,213,747 4,427,494 and 8,854,988, with no remainder.

Since 8,854,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,854,988, 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).