Q: Is 8,514,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,514,800 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 8,514,800 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 3,041 6,082 12,164 15,205 21,287 24,328 30,410 42,574 48,656 60,820 76,025 85,148 106,435 121,640 152,050 170,296 212,870 243,280 304,100 340,592 425,740 532,175 608,200 851,480 1,064,350 1,216,400 1,702,960 2,128,700 4,257,400 and 8,514,800, with no remainder.

Since 8,514,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,514,800, 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).