Q: Is 8,845,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,845,400 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 8,845,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 47 50 94 100 188 200 235 376 470 940 941 1,175 1,880 1,882 2,350 3,764 4,700 4,705 7,528 9,400 9,410 18,820 23,525 37,640 44,227 47,050 88,454 94,100 176,908 188,200 221,135 353,816 442,270 884,540 1,105,675 1,769,080 2,211,350 4,422,700 and 8,845,400, with no remainder.

Since 8,845,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,845,400, 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).