Q: Is 8,797,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,797,200 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 8,797,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 200 240 300 400 600 1,200 7,331 14,662 21,993 29,324 36,655 43,986 58,648 73,310 87,972 109,965 117,296 146,620 175,944 183,275 219,930 293,240 351,888 366,550 439,860 549,825 586,480 733,100 879,720 1,099,650 1,466,200 1,759,440 2,199,300 2,932,400 4,398,600 and 8,797,200, with no remainder.

Since 8,797,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,797,200, 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).