Q: Is 8,450,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,450,700 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 8,450,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 25 30 34 50 51 60 68 75 85 100 102 150 170 204 255 300 340 425 510 850 1,020 1,275 1,657 1,700 2,550 3,314 4,971 5,100 6,628 8,285 9,942 16,570 19,884 24,855 28,169 33,140 41,425 49,710 56,338 82,850 84,507 99,420 112,676 124,275 140,845 165,700 169,014 248,550 281,690 338,028 422,535 497,100 563,380 704,225 845,070 1,408,450 1,690,140 2,112,675 2,816,900 4,225,350 and 8,450,700, with no remainder.

Since 8,450,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,450,700, 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).