Q: Is 8,982,006 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,982,006 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 8,982,006 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 23 33 46 61 66 69 97 122 138 183 194 253 291 366 506 582 671 759 1,067 1,342 1,403 1,518 2,013 2,134 2,231 2,806 3,201 4,026 4,209 4,462 5,917 6,402 6,693 8,418 11,834 13,386 15,433 17,751 24,541 30,866 35,502 46,299 49,082 65,087 73,623 92,598 130,174 136,091 147,246 195,261 272,182 390,522 408,273 816,546 1,497,001 2,994,002 4,491,003 and 8,982,006, with no remainder.

Since 8,982,006 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,982,006, 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).