Q: Is 8,927,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,927,800 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 8,927,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 49 50 56 70 98 100 140 175 196 200 245 280 350 392 490 700 911 980 1,225 1,400 1,822 1,960 2,450 3,644 4,555 4,900 6,377 7,288 9,110 9,800 12,754 18,220 22,775 25,508 31,885 36,440 44,639 45,550 51,016 63,770 89,278 91,100 127,540 159,425 178,556 182,200 223,195 255,080 318,850 357,112 446,390 637,700 892,780 1,115,975 1,275,400 1,785,560 2,231,950 4,463,900 and 8,927,800, with no remainder.

Since 8,927,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,927,800, 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).