Q: Is 8,972,420 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,972,420 is a composite number.

Why is 8,972,420 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 8,972,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 151 302 604 755 1,510 2,971 3,020 5,942 11,884 14,855 29,710 59,420 448,621 897,242 1,794,484 2,243,105 4,486,210 and 8,972,420, with no remainder.

Since 8,972,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,972,420, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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