Q: Is 8,417,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,417,500 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 8,417,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 13 14 20 25 26 28 35 37 50 52 65 70 74 91 100 125 130 140 148 175 182 185 250 259 260 325 350 364 370 455 481 500 518 625 650 700 740 875 910 925 962 1,036 1,250 1,295 1,300 1,625 1,750 1,820 1,850 1,924 2,275 2,405 2,500 2,590 3,250 3,367 3,500 3,700 4,375 4,550 4,625 4,810 5,180 6,475 6,500 6,734 8,125 8,750 9,100 9,250 9,620 11,375 12,025 12,950 13,468 16,250 16,835 17,500 18,500 22,750 23,125 24,050 25,900 32,375 32,500 33,670 45,500 46,250 48,100 56,875 60,125 64,750 67,340 84,175 92,500 113,750 120,250 129,500 161,875 168,350 227,500 240,500 300,625 323,750 336,700 420,875 601,250 647,500 841,750 1,202,500 1,683,500 2,104,375 4,208,750 and 8,417,500, with no remainder.

Since 8,417,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,417,500, 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).