Q: Is 8,881,332 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,881,332 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 8,881,332 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 37 74 83 111 148 166 222 241 249 332 444 482 498 723 964 996 1,446 2,892 3,071 6,142 8,917 9,213 12,284 17,834 18,426 20,003 26,751 35,668 36,852 40,006 53,502 60,009 80,012 107,004 120,018 240,036 740,111 1,480,222 2,220,333 2,960,444 4,440,666 and 8,881,332, with no remainder.

Since 8,881,332 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,881,332, 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).