Q: Is 8,871,498 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,871,498 is a composite number.

Why is 8,871,498 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 8,871,498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 41 54 82 123 246 369 738 1,107 2,214 4,007 8,014 12,021 24,042 36,063 72,126 108,189 164,287 216,378 328,574 492,861 985,722 1,478,583 2,957,166 4,435,749 and 8,871,498, with no remainder.

Since 8,871,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,871,498, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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