Q: Is 8,964,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,964,900 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 8,964,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 25 28 30 35 36 42 45 50 60 63 70 75 84 90 100 105 126 140 150 175 180 210 225 252 300 315 350 420 450 525 630 700 900 1,050 1,260 1,423 1,575 2,100 2,846 3,150 4,269 5,692 6,300 7,115 8,538 9,961 12,807 14,230 17,076 19,922 21,345 25,614 28,460 29,883 35,575 39,844 42,690 49,805 51,228 59,766 64,035 71,150 85,380 89,649 99,610 106,725 119,532 128,070 142,300 149,415 179,298 199,220 213,450 249,025 256,140 298,830 320,175 358,596 426,900 448,245 498,050 597,660 640,350 747,075 896,490 996,100 1,280,700 1,494,150 1,792,980 2,241,225 2,988,300 4,482,450 and 8,964,900, with no remainder.

Since 8,964,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,964,900, 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).