Q: Is 8,889,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,889,200 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 8,889,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 71 80 100 142 200 284 313 355 400 568 626 710 1,136 1,252 1,420 1,565 1,775 2,504 2,840 3,130 3,550 5,008 5,680 6,260 7,100 7,825 12,520 14,200 15,650 22,223 25,040 28,400 31,300 44,446 62,600 88,892 111,115 125,200 177,784 222,230 355,568 444,460 555,575 888,920 1,111,150 1,777,840 2,222,300 4,444,600 and 8,889,200, with no remainder.

Since 8,889,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,889,200, 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).