Q: Is 8,737,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,737,400 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 8,737,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 79 100 140 158 175 200 280 316 350 395 553 632 700 790 1,106 1,400 1,580 1,975 2,212 2,765 3,160 3,950 4,424 5,530 6,241 7,900 11,060 12,482 13,825 15,800 22,120 24,964 27,650 31,205 43,687 49,928 55,300 62,410 87,374 110,600 124,820 156,025 174,748 218,435 249,640 312,050 349,496 436,870 624,100 873,740 1,092,175 1,248,200 1,747,480 2,184,350 4,368,700 and 8,737,400, with no remainder.

Since 8,737,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,737,400, 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).