Q: Is 8,321,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,321,600 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 8,321,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 50 56 64 70 80 100 112 140 160 175 200 224 280 320 350 400 448 560 700 743 800 1,120 1,400 1,486 1,600 2,240 2,800 2,972 3,715 5,201 5,600 5,944 7,430 10,402 11,200 11,888 14,860 18,575 20,804 23,776 26,005 29,720 37,150 41,608 47,552 52,010 59,440 74,300 83,216 104,020 118,880 130,025 148,600 166,432 208,040 237,760 260,050 297,200 332,864 416,080 520,100 594,400 832,160 1,040,200 1,188,800 1,664,320 2,080,400 4,160,800 and 8,321,600, with no remainder.

Since 8,321,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,321,600, 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).