Q: Is 8,962,164 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,962,164 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 8,962,164 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 81 108 139 162 199 278 324 398 417 556 597 796 834 1,194 1,251 1,668 1,791 2,388 2,502 3,582 3,753 5,004 5,373 7,164 7,506 10,746 11,259 15,012 16,119 21,492 22,518 27,661 32,238 45,036 55,322 64,476 82,983 110,644 165,966 248,949 331,932 497,898 746,847 995,796 1,493,694 2,240,541 2,987,388 4,481,082 and 8,962,164, with no remainder.

Since 8,962,164 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,962,164, 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).