Q: Is 8,235,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,235,900 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 8,235,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 150 180 225 300 450 900 9,151 18,302 27,453 36,604 45,755 54,906 82,359 91,510 109,812 137,265 164,718 183,020 228,775 274,530 329,436 411,795 457,550 549,060 686,325 823,590 915,100 1,372,650 1,647,180 2,058,975 2,745,300 4,117,950 and 8,235,900, with no remainder.

Since 8,235,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,235,900, 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).