Q: Is 8,097,975 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,097,975 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 8,097,975 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 25 27 31 43 45 75 81 93 129 135 155 215 225 243 279 387 405 465 645 675 775 837 1,075 1,161 1,215 1,333 1,395 1,935 2,025 2,325 2,511 3,225 3,483 3,999 4,185 5,805 6,075 6,665 6,975 7,533 9,675 10,449 11,997 12,555 17,415 19,995 20,925 29,025 33,325 35,991 37,665 52,245 59,985 62,775 87,075 99,975 107,973 179,955 188,325 261,225 299,925 323,919 539,865 899,775 1,619,595 2,699,325 and 8,097,975, with no remainder.

Since 8,097,975 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,097,975, 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).