Q: Is 8,125,257 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,125,257 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 8,125,257 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 41 123 287 861 9,437 28,311 66,059 198,177 386,917 1,160,751 2,708,419 and 8,125,257, with no remainder.

Since 8,125,257 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,125,257, 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).