Q: Is 8,911,602 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,911,602 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 8,911,602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 107 126 214 321 642 661 749 963 1,322 1,498 1,926 1,983 2,247 3,966 4,494 4,627 5,949 6,741 9,254 11,898 13,482 13,881 27,762 41,643 70,727 83,286 141,454 212,181 424,362 495,089 636,543 990,178 1,273,086 1,485,267 2,970,534 4,455,801 and 8,911,602, with no remainder.

Since 8,911,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,911,602, 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).