Q: Is 8,742,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,742,900 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 8,742,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 150 151 193 300 302 386 453 579 604 755 772 906 965 1,158 1,510 1,812 1,930 2,265 2,316 2,895 3,020 3,775 3,860 4,530 4,825 5,790 7,550 9,060 9,650 11,325 11,580 14,475 15,100 19,300 22,650 28,950 29,143 45,300 57,900 58,286 87,429 116,572 145,715 174,858 291,430 349,716 437,145 582,860 728,575 874,290 1,457,150 1,748,580 2,185,725 2,914,300 4,371,450 and 8,742,900, with no remainder.

Since 8,742,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,742,900, 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).