Q: Is 8,423,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,423,700 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 8,423,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 43 50 60 75 86 100 129 150 172 215 258 300 430 516 645 653 860 1,075 1,290 1,306 1,959 2,150 2,580 2,612 3,225 3,265 3,918 4,300 6,450 6,530 7,836 9,795 12,900 13,060 16,325 19,590 28,079 32,650 39,180 48,975 56,158 65,300 84,237 97,950 112,316 140,395 168,474 195,900 280,790 336,948 421,185 561,580 701,975 842,370 1,403,950 1,684,740 2,105,925 2,807,900 4,211,850 and 8,423,700, with no remainder.

Since 8,423,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,423,700, 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).