Q: Is 8,488,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,488,000 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 8,488,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 125 160 200 250 320 400 500 800 1,000 1,061 1,600 2,000 2,122 4,000 4,244 5,305 8,000 8,488 10,610 16,976 21,220 26,525 33,952 42,440 53,050 67,904 84,880 106,100 132,625 169,760 212,200 265,250 339,520 424,400 530,500 848,800 1,061,000 1,697,600 2,122,000 4,244,000 and 8,488,000, with no remainder.

Since 8,488,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,488,000, 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).