Q: Is 8,742,100 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,742,100 is a composite number.

Why is 8,742,100 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 8,742,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 87,421 174,842 349,684 437,105 874,210 1,748,420 2,185,525 4,371,050 and 8,742,100, with no remainder.

Since 8,742,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,742,100, 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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