Q: Is 8,943,012 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,943,012 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 8,943,012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 36 39 52 78 97 117 156 194 197 234 291 388 394 468 582 591 788 873 1,164 1,182 1,261 1,746 1,773 2,364 2,522 2,561 3,492 3,546 3,783 5,044 5,122 7,092 7,566 7,683 10,244 11,349 15,132 15,366 19,109 22,698 23,049 30,732 38,218 45,396 46,098 57,327 76,436 92,196 114,654 171,981 229,308 248,417 343,962 496,834 687,924 745,251 993,668 1,490,502 2,235,753 2,981,004 4,471,506 and 8,943,012, with no remainder.

Since 8,943,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,943,012, 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).