Q: Is 8,867,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,867,300 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 8,867,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 19 20 25 26 38 50 52 65 76 95 100 130 190 247 260 325 359 380 475 494 650 718 950 988 1,235 1,300 1,436 1,795 1,900 2,470 3,590 4,667 4,940 6,175 6,821 7,180 8,975 9,334 12,350 13,642 17,950 18,668 23,335 24,700 27,284 34,105 35,900 46,670 68,210 88,673 93,340 116,675 136,420 170,525 177,346 233,350 341,050 354,692 443,365 466,700 682,100 886,730 1,773,460 2,216,825 4,433,650 and 8,867,300, with no remainder.

Since 8,867,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,867,300, 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).