Q: Is 8,864,492 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,864,492 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 8,864,492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 13 14 26 28 49 52 71 91 98 142 182 196 284 343 364 497 637 686 923 994 1,274 1,372 1,846 1,988 2,401 2,548 3,479 3,692 4,459 4,802 6,461 6,958 8,918 9,604 12,922 13,916 17,836 24,353 25,844 31,213 45,227 48,706 62,426 90,454 97,412 124,852 170,471 180,908 316,589 340,942 633,178 681,884 1,266,356 2,216,123 4,432,246 and 8,864,492, with no remainder.

Since 8,864,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,864,492, 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).