Q: Is 8,474,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,474,550 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 8,474,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 25 30 35 42 49 50 70 75 98 105 147 150 175 210 245 294 350 490 525 735 1,050 1,153 1,225 1,470 2,306 2,450 3,459 3,675 5,765 6,918 7,350 8,071 11,530 16,142 17,295 24,213 28,825 34,590 40,355 48,426 56,497 57,650 80,710 86,475 112,994 121,065 169,491 172,950 201,775 242,130 282,485 338,982 403,550 564,970 605,325 847,455 1,210,650 1,412,425 1,694,910 2,824,850 4,237,275 and 8,474,550, with no remainder.

Since 8,474,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,474,550, 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).