Q: Is 10,424,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 10,424,800 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 10,424,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 80 83 100 157 160 166 200 314 332 400 415 628 664 785 800 830 1,256 1,328 1,570 1,660 2,075 2,512 2,656 3,140 3,320 3,925 4,150 5,024 6,280 6,640 7,850 8,300 12,560 13,031 13,280 15,700 16,600 25,120 26,062 31,400 33,200 52,124 62,800 65,155 66,400 104,248 125,600 130,310 208,496 260,620 325,775 416,992 521,240 651,550 1,042,480 1,303,100 2,084,960 2,606,200 5,212,400 and 10,424,800, with no remainder.

Since 10,424,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,424,800, 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).