Q: Is 8,908,242 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,908,242 is a composite number.

Why is 8,908,242 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 8,908,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 113 226 339 678 791 1,582 1,877 2,373 3,754 4,746 5,631 11,262 13,139 26,278 39,417 78,834 212,101 424,202 636,303 1,272,606 1,484,707 2,969,414 4,454,121 and 8,908,242, with no remainder.

Since 8,908,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,908,242, 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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