Q: Is 8,408,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,408,200 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 8,408,200 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 2,473 3,400 4,946 9,892 12,365 19,784 24,730 42,041 49,460 61,825 84,082 98,920 123,650 168,164 210,205 247,300 336,328 420,410 494,600 840,820 1,051,025 1,681,640 2,102,050 4,204,100 and 8,408,200, with no remainder.

Since 8,408,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,408,200, 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).