Q: Is 8,357,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,357,000 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 8,357,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 61 100 122 125 137 200 244 250 274 305 488 500 548 610 685 1,000 1,096 1,220 1,370 1,525 2,440 2,740 3,050 3,425 5,480 6,100 6,850 7,625 8,357 12,200 13,700 15,250 16,714 17,125 27,400 30,500 33,428 34,250 41,785 61,000 66,856 68,500 83,570 137,000 167,140 208,925 334,280 417,850 835,700 1,044,625 1,671,400 2,089,250 4,178,500 and 8,357,000, with no remainder.

Since 8,357,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,357,000, 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).