Q: Is 8,000,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,000,550 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 8,000,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 23 25 30 45 46 50 69 75 90 115 138 150 207 225 230 345 414 450 575 690 773 1,035 1,150 1,546 1,725 2,070 2,319 3,450 3,865 4,638 5,175 6,957 7,730 10,350 11,595 13,914 17,779 19,325 23,190 34,785 35,558 38,650 53,337 57,975 69,570 88,895 106,674 115,950 160,011 173,925 177,790 266,685 320,022 347,850 444,475 533,370 800,055 888,950 1,333,425 1,600,110 2,666,850 4,000,275 and 8,000,550, with no remainder.

Since 8,000,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,000,550, 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).