Q: Is 8,925,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,925,700 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 8,925,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 41 50 70 82 100 140 164 175 205 287 311 350 410 574 622 700 820 1,025 1,148 1,244 1,435 1,555 2,050 2,177 2,870 3,110 4,100 4,354 5,740 6,220 7,175 7,775 8,708 10,885 12,751 14,350 15,550 21,770 25,502 28,700 31,100 43,540 51,004 54,425 63,755 89,257 108,850 127,510 178,514 217,700 255,020 318,775 357,028 446,285 637,550 892,570 1,275,100 1,785,140 2,231,425 4,462,850 and 8,925,700, with no remainder.

Since 8,925,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,925,700, 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).