Q: Is 8,972,488 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,972,488 is a composite number.

Why is 8,972,488 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 8,972,488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 47 49 56 94 98 188 196 329 376 392 487 658 974 1,316 1,948 2,303 2,632 3,409 3,896 4,606 6,818 9,212 13,636 18,424 22,889 23,863 27,272 45,778 47,726 91,556 95,452 160,223 183,112 190,904 320,446 640,892 1,121,561 1,281,784 2,243,122 4,486,244 and 8,972,488, with no remainder.

Since 8,972,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,972,488, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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