Q: Is 8,963,031 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,963,031 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 8,963,031 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 11 21 23 33 49 69 77 147 161 231 241 253 483 539 723 759 1,127 1,617 1,687 1,771 2,651 3,381 5,061 5,313 5,543 7,953 11,809 12,397 16,629 18,557 35,427 37,191 38,801 55,671 60,973 116,403 129,899 182,919 271,607 389,697 426,811 814,821 1,280,433 2,987,677 and 8,963,031, with no remainder.

Since 8,963,031 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,963,031, 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).