Q: Is 8,425,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,425,500 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 8,425,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 41 50 60 75 82 100 123 125 137 150 164 205 246 250 274 300 375 410 411 492 500 548 615 685 750 820 822 1,025 1,230 1,370 1,500 1,644 2,050 2,055 2,460 2,740 3,075 3,425 4,100 4,110 5,125 5,617 6,150 6,850 8,220 10,250 10,275 11,234 12,300 13,700 15,375 16,851 17,125 20,500 20,550 22,468 28,085 30,750 33,702 34,250 41,100 51,375 56,170 61,500 67,404 68,500 84,255 102,750 112,340 140,425 168,510 205,500 280,850 337,020 421,275 561,700 702,125 842,550 1,404,250 1,685,100 2,106,375 2,808,500 4,212,750 and 8,425,500, with no remainder.

Since 8,425,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,425,500, 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).