Q: Is 8,482,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,482,500 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 8,482,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 25 26 29 30 36 39 45 50 52 58 60 65 75 78 87 90 100 116 117 125 130 145 150 156 174 180 195 225 234 250 260 261 290 300 325 348 375 377 390 435 450 468 500 522 580 585 625 650 725 750 754 780 870 900 975 1,044 1,125 1,131 1,170 1,250 1,300 1,305 1,450 1,500 1,508 1,625 1,740 1,875 1,885 1,950 2,175 2,250 2,262 2,340 2,500 2,610 2,900 2,925 3,250 3,393 3,625 3,750 3,770 3,900 4,350 4,500 4,524 4,875 5,220 5,625 5,655 5,850 6,500 6,525 6,786 7,250 7,500 7,540 8,125 8,700 9,425 9,750 10,875 11,250 11,310 11,700 13,050 13,572 14,500 14,625 16,250 16,965 18,125 18,850 19,500 21,750 22,500 22,620 24,375 26,100 28,275 29,250 32,500 32,625 33,930 36,250 37,700 43,500 47,125 48,750 54,375 56,550 58,500 65,250 67,860 72,500 73,125 84,825 94,250 97,500 108,750 113,100 130,500 141,375 146,250 163,125 169,650 188,500 217,500 235,625 282,750 292,500 326,250 339,300 424,125 471,250 565,500 652,500 706,875 848,250 942,500 1,413,750 1,696,500 2,120,625 2,827,500 4,241,250 and 8,482,500, with no remainder.

Since 8,482,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,482,500, 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).