Q: Is 8,944,992 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,944,992 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 8,944,992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 17 18 21 24 27 28 29 32 34 36 42 48 51 54 56 58 63 68 72 81 84 87 96 102 108 112 116 119 126 136 144 153 162 168 174 189 203 204 216 224 232 238 252 261 272 288 306 324 336 348 357 378 406 408 432 459 464 476 493 504 522 544 567 609 612 648 672 696 714 756 783 812 816 864 918 928 952 986 1,008 1,044 1,071 1,134 1,218 1,224 1,296 1,377 1,392 1,428 1,479 1,512 1,566 1,624 1,632 1,827 1,836 1,904 1,972 2,016 2,088 2,142 2,268 2,349 2,436 2,448 2,592 2,754 2,784 2,856 2,958 3,024 3,132 3,213 3,248 3,451 3,654 3,672 3,808 3,944 4,176 4,284 4,437 4,536 4,698 4,872 4,896 5,481 5,508 5,712 5,916 6,048 6,264 6,426 6,496 6,902 7,308 7,344 7,888 8,352 8,568 8,874 9,072 9,396 9,639 9,744 10,353 10,962 11,016 11,424 11,832 12,528 12,852 13,311 13,804 14,616 14,688 15,776 16,443 17,136 17,748 18,144 18,792 19,278 19,488 20,706 21,924 22,032 23,664 25,056 25,704 26,622 27,608 29,232 31,059 32,886 34,272 35,496 37,584 38,556 39,933 41,412 43,848 44,064 47,328 51,408 53,244 55,216 58,464 62,118 65,772 70,992 75,168 77,112 79,866 82,824 87,696 93,177 102,816 106,488 110,432 124,236 131,544 141,984 154,224 159,732 165,648 175,392 186,354 212,976 248,472 263,088 279,531 308,448 319,464 331,296 372,708 425,952 496,944 526,176 559,062 638,928 745,416 993,888 1,118,124 1,277,856 1,490,832 2,236,248 2,981,664 4,472,496 and 8,944,992, with no remainder.

Since 8,944,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,944,992, 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).