Q: Is 8,873,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,873,200 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 8,873,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 80 100 112 140 175 200 280 350 400 560 700 1,400 2,800 3,169 6,338 12,676 15,845 22,183 25,352 31,690 44,366 50,704 63,380 79,225 88,732 110,915 126,760 158,450 177,464 221,830 253,520 316,900 354,928 443,660 554,575 633,800 887,320 1,109,150 1,267,600 1,774,640 2,218,300 4,436,600 and 8,873,200, with no remainder.

Since 8,873,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,873,200, 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).