Q: Is 8,125,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,125,560 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 8,125,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 60 72 90 120 180 360 22,571 45,142 67,713 90,284 112,855 135,426 180,568 203,139 225,710 270,852 338,565 406,278 451,420 541,704 677,130 812,556 902,840 1,015,695 1,354,260 1,625,112 2,031,390 2,708,520 4,062,780 and 8,125,560, with no remainder.

Since 8,125,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,125,560, 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).