Q: Is 8,498,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,498,000 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 8,498,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 80 100 112 125 140 175 200 250 280 350 400 500 560 607 700 875 1,000 1,214 1,400 1,750 2,000 2,428 2,800 3,035 3,500 4,249 4,856 6,070 7,000 8,498 9,712 12,140 14,000 15,175 16,996 21,245 24,280 30,350 33,992 42,490 48,560 60,700 67,984 75,875 84,980 106,225 121,400 151,750 169,960 212,450 242,800 303,500 339,920 424,900 531,125 607,000 849,800 1,062,250 1,214,000 1,699,600 2,124,500 4,249,000 and 8,498,000, with no remainder.

Since 8,498,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,498,000, 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).