Q: Is 8,474,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,474,200 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 8,474,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 100 140 175 200 280 350 700 1,400 6,053 12,106 24,212 30,265 42,371 48,424 60,530 84,742 121,060 151,325 169,484 211,855 242,120 302,650 338,968 423,710 605,300 847,420 1,059,275 1,210,600 1,694,840 2,118,550 4,237,100 and 8,474,200, with no remainder.

Since 8,474,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,474,200, 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).