Q: Is 8,427,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,427,000 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 8,427,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 53 60 75 100 106 120 125 150 159 200 212 250 265 300 318 375 424 500 530 600 636 750 795 1,000 1,060 1,272 1,325 1,500 1,590 2,120 2,650 2,809 3,000 3,180 3,975 5,300 5,618 6,360 6,625 7,950 8,427 10,600 11,236 13,250 14,045 15,900 16,854 19,875 22,472 26,500 28,090 31,800 33,708 39,750 42,135 53,000 56,180 67,416 70,225 79,500 84,270 112,360 140,450 159,000 168,540 210,675 280,900 337,080 351,125 421,350 561,800 702,250 842,700 1,053,375 1,404,500 1,685,400 2,106,750 2,809,000 4,213,500 and 8,427,000, with no remainder.

Since 8,427,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,427,000, 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).