Q: Is 8,137,395 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,137,395 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 8,137,395 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 27 35 45 63 79 105 109 135 189 237 315 327 395 545 553 711 763 945 981 1,185 1,635 1,659 2,133 2,289 2,765 2,943 3,555 3,815 4,905 4,977 6,867 8,295 8,611 10,665 11,445 14,715 14,931 20,601 24,885 25,833 34,335 43,055 60,277 74,655 77,499 103,005 129,165 180,831 232,497 301,385 387,495 542,493 904,155 1,162,485 1,627,479 2,712,465 and 8,137,395, with no remainder.

Since 8,137,395 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,137,395, 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).