Q: Is 8,203,755 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,203,755 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 8,203,755 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 15 21 23 35 43 69 79 105 115 129 161 215 237 301 345 395 483 553 645 805 903 989 1,185 1,505 1,659 1,817 2,415 2,765 2,967 3,397 4,515 4,945 5,451 6,923 8,295 9,085 10,191 12,719 14,835 16,985 20,769 23,779 27,255 34,615 38,157 50,955 63,595 71,337 78,131 103,845 118,895 190,785 234,393 356,685 390,655 546,917 1,171,965 1,640,751 2,734,585 and 8,203,755, with no remainder.

Since 8,203,755 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,203,755, 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).