Q: Is 8,978,860 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,978,860 is a composite number.

Why is 8,978,860 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 8,978,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 44 55 110 220 40,813 81,626 163,252 204,065 408,130 448,943 816,260 897,886 1,795,772 2,244,715 4,489,430 and 8,978,860, with no remainder.

Since 8,978,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,978,860, 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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