Q: Is 8,497,995 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,497,995 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 8,497,995 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 11 15 33 55 165 51,503 154,509 257,515 566,533 772,545 1,699,599 2,832,665 and 8,497,995, with no remainder.

Since 8,497,995 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,497,995, 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).