Q: Is 8,442,225 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,442,225 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 8,442,225 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 11 15 25 27 33 45 55 75 81 99 135 165 225 275 297 379 405 495 675 825 891 1,137 1,485 1,895 2,025 2,475 3,411 4,169 4,455 5,685 7,425 9,475 10,233 12,507 17,055 20,845 22,275 28,425 30,699 37,521 51,165 62,535 85,275 104,225 112,563 153,495 187,605 255,825 312,675 337,689 562,815 767,475 938,025 1,688,445 2,814,075 and 8,442,225, with no remainder.

Since 8,442,225 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,442,225, 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).