Q: Is 8,496,450 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,496,450 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 8,496,450 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 30 45 50 75 79 90 150 158 225 237 239 395 450 474 478 711 717 790 1,185 1,195 1,422 1,434 1,975 2,151 2,370 2,390 3,555 3,585 3,950 4,302 5,925 5,975 7,110 7,170 10,755 11,850 11,950 17,775 17,925 18,881 21,510 35,550 35,850 37,762 53,775 56,643 94,405 107,550 113,286 169,929 188,810 283,215 339,858 472,025 566,430 849,645 944,050 1,416,075 1,699,290 2,832,150 4,248,225 and 8,496,450, with no remainder.

Since 8,496,450 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,496,450, 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).