Q: Is 8,971,968 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,971,968 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 8,971,968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 83 96 166 192 249 332 498 563 664 996 1,126 1,328 1,689 1,992 2,252 2,656 3,378 3,984 4,504 5,312 6,756 7,968 9,008 13,512 15,936 18,016 27,024 36,032 46,729 54,048 93,458 108,096 140,187 186,916 280,374 373,832 560,748 747,664 1,121,496 1,495,328 2,242,992 2,990,656 4,485,984 and 8,971,968, with no remainder.

Since 8,971,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,971,968, 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).