Q: Is 8,626,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,626,400 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 8,626,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 41 50 80 82 100 160 164 200 205 263 328 400 410 526 656 800 820 1,025 1,052 1,312 1,315 1,640 2,050 2,104 2,630 3,280 4,100 4,208 5,260 6,560 6,575 8,200 8,416 10,520 10,783 13,150 16,400 21,040 21,566 26,300 32,800 42,080 43,132 52,600 53,915 86,264 105,200 107,830 172,528 210,400 215,660 269,575 345,056 431,320 539,150 862,640 1,078,300 1,725,280 2,156,600 4,313,200 and 8,626,400, with no remainder.

Since 8,626,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,626,400, 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).