Q: Is 8,942,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,942,700 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 8,942,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 25 26 30 39 50 52 60 65 75 78 100 130 150 156 195 260 300 325 390 650 780 975 1,300 1,950 2,293 3,900 4,586 6,879 9,172 11,465 13,758 22,930 27,516 29,809 34,395 45,860 57,325 59,618 68,790 89,427 114,650 119,236 137,580 149,045 171,975 178,854 229,300 298,090 343,950 357,708 447,135 596,180 687,900 745,225 894,270 1,490,450 1,788,540 2,235,675 2,980,900 4,471,350 and 8,942,700, with no remainder.

Since 8,942,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,942,700, 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).