Q: Is 8,387,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,387,800 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 8,387,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 25 34 40 50 68 85 100 136 170 200 340 425 680 850 1,700 2,467 3,400 4,934 9,868 12,335 19,736 24,670 41,939 49,340 61,675 83,878 98,680 123,350 167,756 209,695 246,700 335,512 419,390 493,400 838,780 1,048,475 1,677,560 2,096,950 4,193,900 and 8,387,800, with no remainder.

Since 8,387,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,387,800, 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).