Q: Is 8,274,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,274,800 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 8,274,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 137 151 200 274 302 400 548 604 685 755 1,096 1,208 1,370 1,510 2,192 2,416 2,740 3,020 3,425 3,775 5,480 6,040 6,850 7,550 10,960 12,080 13,700 15,100 20,687 27,400 30,200 41,374 54,800 60,400 82,748 103,435 165,496 206,870 330,992 413,740 517,175 827,480 1,034,350 1,654,960 2,068,700 4,137,400 and 8,274,800, with no remainder.

Since 8,274,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,274,800, 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).