Q: Is 8,458,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,458,100 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 8,458,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 43 50 70 86 100 140 172 175 215 281 301 350 430 562 602 700 860 1,075 1,124 1,204 1,405 1,505 1,967 2,150 2,810 3,010 3,934 4,300 5,620 6,020 7,025 7,525 7,868 9,835 12,083 14,050 15,050 19,670 24,166 28,100 30,100 39,340 48,332 49,175 60,415 84,581 98,350 120,830 169,162 196,700 241,660 302,075 338,324 422,905 604,150 845,810 1,208,300 1,691,620 2,114,525 4,229,050 and 8,458,100, with no remainder.

Since 8,458,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,458,100, 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).