Q: Is 8,859,708 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,859,708 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 8,859,708 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 13 18 22 26 33 36 39 44 52 66 78 99 117 132 143 156 198 234 286 396 429 468 572 858 1,287 1,716 1,721 2,574 3,442 5,148 5,163 6,884 10,326 15,489 18,931 20,652 22,373 30,978 37,862 44,746 56,793 61,956 67,119 75,724 89,492 113,586 134,238 170,379 201,357 227,172 246,103 268,476 340,758 402,714 492,206 681,516 738,309 805,428 984,412 1,476,618 2,214,927 2,953,236 4,429,854 and 8,859,708, with no remainder.

Since 8,859,708 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,859,708, 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).