Q: Is 8,978,610 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,978,610 is a composite number.

Why is 8,978,610 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 8,978,610 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 299,287 598,574 897,861 1,496,435 1,795,722 2,992,870 4,489,305 and 8,978,610, with no remainder.

Since 8,978,610 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,978,610, 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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