Q: Is 8,125,509 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,125,509 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 8,125,509 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 23 69 161 483 16,823 50,469 117,761 353,283 386,929 1,160,787 2,708,503 and 8,125,509, with no remainder.

Since 8,125,509 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,125,509, 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).