Q: Is 8,006,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,006,300 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 8,006,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 23 25 46 50 59 92 100 115 118 230 236 295 460 575 590 1,150 1,180 1,357 1,475 2,300 2,714 2,950 3,481 5,428 5,900 6,785 6,962 13,570 13,924 17,405 27,140 33,925 34,810 67,850 69,620 80,063 87,025 135,700 160,126 174,050 320,252 348,100 400,315 800,630 1,601,260 2,001,575 4,003,150 and 8,006,300, with no remainder.

Since 8,006,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,006,300, 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).