Q: Is 8,988,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,988,200 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 8,988,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 20 25 26 40 50 52 65 100 104 130 200 260 325 520 650 1,300 2,600 3,457 6,914 13,828 17,285 27,656 34,570 44,941 69,140 86,425 89,882 138,280 172,850 179,764 224,705 345,700 359,528 449,410 691,400 898,820 1,123,525 1,797,640 2,247,050 4,494,100 and 8,988,200, with no remainder.

Since 8,988,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,988,200, 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).