Q: Is 8,976,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,976,500 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 8,976,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 25 26 50 52 65 100 125 130 250 260 325 500 650 1,300 1,381 1,625 2,762 3,250 5,524 6,500 6,905 13,810 17,953 27,620 34,525 35,906 69,050 71,812 89,765 138,100 172,625 179,530 345,250 359,060 448,825 690,500 897,650 1,795,300 2,244,125 4,488,250 and 8,976,500, with no remainder.

Since 8,976,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,976,500, 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).