Q: Is 8,122,135 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,122,135 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 8,122,135 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 35 109 545 763 2,129 3,815 10,645 14,903 74,515 232,061 1,160,305 1,624,427 and 8,122,135, with no remainder.

Since 8,122,135 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,122,135, 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).