Q: Is 8,502,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,502,900 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 8,502,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 105 140 150 175 210 300 350 420 525 700 1,050 2,100 4,049 8,098 12,147 16,196 20,245 24,294 28,343 40,490 48,588 56,686 60,735 80,980 85,029 101,225 113,372 121,470 141,715 170,058 202,450 242,940 283,430 303,675 340,116 404,900 425,145 566,860 607,350 708,575 850,290 1,214,700 1,417,150 1,700,580 2,125,725 2,834,300 4,251,450 and 8,502,900, with no remainder.

Since 8,502,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,502,900, 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).