Q: Is 8,125,323 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,125,323 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 8,125,323 can be evenly divided by 1 3 43 129 62,987 188,961 2,708,441 and 8,125,323, with no remainder.

Since 8,125,323 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,125,323, 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).