Q: Is 28,497,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 28,497,800 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 28,497,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 89 100 178 200 356 445 712 890 1,601 1,780 2,225 3,202 3,560 4,450 6,404 8,005 8,900 12,808 16,010 17,800 32,020 40,025 64,040 80,050 142,489 160,100 284,978 320,200 569,956 712,445 1,139,912 1,424,890 2,849,780 3,562,225 5,699,560 7,124,450 14,248,900 and 28,497,800, with no remainder.

Since 28,497,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 28,497,800, 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).