Q: Is 8,823,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,823,900 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 8,823,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 67 75 100 134 150 201 268 300 335 402 439 670 804 878 1,005 1,317 1,340 1,675 1,756 2,010 2,195 2,634 3,350 4,020 4,390 5,025 5,268 6,585 6,700 8,780 10,050 10,975 13,170 20,100 21,950 26,340 29,413 32,925 43,900 58,826 65,850 88,239 117,652 131,700 147,065 176,478 294,130 352,956 441,195 588,260 735,325 882,390 1,470,650 1,764,780 2,205,975 2,941,300 4,411,950 and 8,823,900, with no remainder.

Since 8,823,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,823,900, 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).