Q: Is 8,939,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,939,000 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 8,939,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 100 125 140 175 200 250 280 350 500 700 875 1,000 1,277 1,400 1,750 2,554 3,500 5,108 6,385 7,000 8,939 10,216 12,770 17,878 25,540 31,925 35,756 44,695 51,080 63,850 71,512 89,390 127,700 159,625 178,780 223,475 255,400 319,250 357,560 446,950 638,500 893,900 1,117,375 1,277,000 1,787,800 2,234,750 4,469,500 and 8,939,000, with no remainder.

Since 8,939,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,939,000, 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).