Q: Is 8,470,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,470,000 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 8,470,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 16 20 22 25 28 35 40 44 50 55 56 70 77 80 88 100 110 112 121 125 140 154 175 176 200 220 242 250 275 280 308 350 385 400 440 484 500 550 560 605 616 625 700 770 847 875 880 968 1,000 1,100 1,210 1,232 1,250 1,375 1,400 1,540 1,694 1,750 1,925 1,936 2,000 2,200 2,420 2,500 2,750 2,800 3,025 3,080 3,388 3,500 3,850 4,235 4,375 4,400 4,840 5,000 5,500 6,050 6,160 6,776 6,875 7,000 7,700 8,470 8,750 9,625 9,680 10,000 11,000 12,100 13,552 13,750 14,000 15,125 15,400 16,940 17,500 19,250 21,175 22,000 24,200 27,500 30,250 30,800 33,880 35,000 38,500 42,350 48,125 48,400 55,000 60,500 67,760 70,000 75,625 77,000 84,700 96,250 105,875 110,000 121,000 151,250 154,000 169,400 192,500 211,750 242,000 302,500 338,800 385,000 423,500 529,375 605,000 770,000 847,000 1,058,750 1,210,000 1,694,000 2,117,500 4,235,000 and 8,470,000, with no remainder.

Since 8,470,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,470,000, 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).