Q: Is 8,453,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,453,200 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 8,453,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 80 100 112 140 175 200 280 350 400 560 700 1,400 2,800 3,019 6,038 12,076 15,095 21,133 24,152 30,190 42,266 48,304 60,380 75,475 84,532 105,665 120,760 150,950 169,064 211,330 241,520 301,900 338,128 422,660 528,325 603,800 845,320 1,056,650 1,207,600 1,690,640 2,113,300 4,226,600 and 8,453,200, with no remainder.

Since 8,453,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,453,200, 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).