Q: Is 8,163,275 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,163,275 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 8,163,275 can be evenly divided by 1 5 23 25 115 575 14,197 70,985 326,531 354,925 1,632,655 and 8,163,275, with no remainder.

Since 8,163,275 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,163,275, 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).