Q: Is 8,357,055 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,357,055 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 8,357,055 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 15 19 21 35 57 59 71 95 105 133 177 213 285 295 355 399 413 497 665 885 1,065 1,121 1,239 1,349 1,491 1,995 2,065 2,485 3,363 4,047 4,189 5,605 6,195 6,745 7,455 7,847 9,443 12,567 16,815 20,235 20,945 23,541 28,329 29,323 39,235 47,215 62,835 79,591 87,969 117,705 141,645 146,615 238,773 397,955 439,845 557,137 1,193,865 1,671,411 2,785,685 and 8,357,055, with no remainder.

Since 8,357,055 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,357,055, 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).