Q: Is 8,894,844 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,894,844 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 8,894,844 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 47 63 84 94 126 141 188 252 282 329 423 564 658 751 846 987 1,316 1,502 1,692 1,974 2,253 2,961 3,004 3,948 4,506 5,257 5,922 6,759 9,012 10,514 11,844 13,518 15,771 21,028 27,036 31,542 35,297 47,313 63,084 70,594 94,626 105,891 141,188 189,252 211,782 247,079 317,673 423,564 494,158 635,346 741,237 988,316 1,270,692 1,482,474 2,223,711 2,964,948 4,447,422 and 8,894,844, with no remainder.

Since 8,894,844 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,894,844, 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).