Q: Is 8,894,964 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,894,964 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 8,894,964 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 19 26 38 39 52 57 76 78 114 156 228 247 494 741 988 1,482 2,964 3,001 6,002 9,003 12,004 18,006 36,012 39,013 57,019 78,026 114,038 117,039 156,052 171,057 228,076 234,078 342,114 468,156 684,228 741,247 1,482,494 2,223,741 2,964,988 4,447,482 and 8,894,964, with no remainder.

Since 8,894,964 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,894,964, 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).