Q: Is 8,888,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,888,800 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 8,888,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 41 50 80 82 100 160 164 200 205 271 328 400 410 542 656 800 820 1,025 1,084 1,312 1,355 1,640 2,050 2,168 2,710 3,280 4,100 4,336 5,420 6,560 6,775 8,200 8,672 10,840 11,111 13,550 16,400 21,680 22,222 27,100 32,800 43,360 44,444 54,200 55,555 88,888 108,400 111,110 177,776 216,800 222,220 277,775 355,552 444,440 555,550 888,880 1,111,100 1,777,760 2,222,200 4,444,400 and 8,888,800, with no remainder.

Since 8,888,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,888,800, 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).