Q: Is 8,420,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,420,500 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 8,420,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 25 44 50 55 100 110 125 220 250 275 500 550 1,100 1,375 1,531 2,750 3,062 5,500 6,124 7,655 15,310 16,841 30,620 33,682 38,275 67,364 76,550 84,205 153,100 168,410 191,375 336,820 382,750 421,025 765,500 842,050 1,684,100 2,105,125 4,210,250 and 8,420,500, with no remainder.

Since 8,420,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,420,500, 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).