Q: Is 8,723,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,723,720 is a composite number.

Why is 8,723,720 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 8,723,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 34 40 68 85 136 170 340 680 12,829 25,658 51,316 64,145 102,632 128,290 218,093 256,580 436,186 513,160 872,372 1,090,465 1,744,744 2,180,930 4,361,860 and 8,723,720, with no remainder.

Since 8,723,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,723,720, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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