Q: Is 8,752,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,752,700 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 8,752,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 25 44 50 55 73 100 109 110 146 218 220 275 292 365 436 545 550 730 803 1,090 1,100 1,199 1,460 1,606 1,825 2,180 2,398 2,725 3,212 3,650 4,015 4,796 5,450 5,995 7,300 7,957 8,030 10,900 11,990 15,914 16,060 20,075 23,980 29,975 31,828 39,785 40,150 59,950 79,570 80,300 87,527 119,900 159,140 175,054 198,925 350,108 397,850 437,635 795,700 875,270 1,750,540 2,188,175 4,376,350 and 8,752,700, with no remainder.

Since 8,752,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,752,700, 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).