Q: Is 8,231,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,231,500 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 8,231,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 101 125 163 202 250 326 404 500 505 652 815 1,010 1,630 2,020 2,525 3,260 4,075 5,050 8,150 10,100 12,625 16,300 16,463 20,375 25,250 32,926 40,750 50,500 65,852 81,500 82,315 164,630 329,260 411,575 823,150 1,646,300 2,057,875 4,115,750 and 8,231,500, with no remainder.

Since 8,231,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,231,500, 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).