Q: Is 8,428,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,428,600 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 8,428,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 25 34 37 40 50 67 68 74 85 100 134 136 148 170 185 200 268 296 335 340 370 425 536 629 670 680 740 850 925 1,139 1,258 1,340 1,480 1,675 1,700 1,850 2,278 2,479 2,516 2,680 3,145 3,350 3,400 3,700 4,556 4,958 5,032 5,695 6,290 6,700 7,400 9,112 9,916 11,390 12,395 12,580 13,400 15,725 19,832 22,780 24,790 25,160 28,475 31,450 42,143 45,560 49,580 56,950 61,975 62,900 84,286 99,160 113,900 123,950 125,800 168,572 210,715 227,800 247,900 337,144 421,430 495,800 842,860 1,053,575 1,685,720 2,107,150 4,214,300 and 8,428,600, with no remainder.

Since 8,428,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,428,600, 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).