Q: Is 8,792,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,792,800 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 8,792,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 29 32 40 50 58 80 100 116 145 160 200 232 290 379 400 464 580 725 758 800 928 1,160 1,450 1,516 1,895 2,320 2,900 3,032 3,790 4,640 5,800 6,064 7,580 9,475 10,991 11,600 12,128 15,160 18,950 21,982 23,200 30,320 37,900 43,964 54,955 60,640 75,800 87,928 109,910 151,600 175,856 219,820 274,775 303,200 351,712 439,640 549,550 879,280 1,099,100 1,758,560 2,198,200 4,396,400 and 8,792,800, with no remainder.

Since 8,792,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,792,800, 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).