Q: Is 8,202,405 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,202,405 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 8,202,405 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 103 309 515 1,545 5,309 15,927 26,545 79,635 546,827 1,640,481 2,734,135 and 8,202,405, with no remainder.

Since 8,202,405 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,202,405, 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).