Q: Is 8,972,680 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,972,680 is a composite number.

Why is 8,972,680 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 8,972,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 224,317 448,634 897,268 1,121,585 1,794,536 2,243,170 4,486,340 and 8,972,680, with no remainder.

Since 8,972,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,972,680, 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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