Q: Is 8,508,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,508,500 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 8,508,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 13 14 17 20 22 25 26 28 34 35 44 50 52 55 65 68 70 77 85 91 100 110 119 125 130 140 143 154 170 175 182 187 220 221 238 250 260 275 286 308 325 340 350 364 374 385 425 442 455 476 500 550 572 595 650 700 715 748 770 850 875 884 910 935 1,001 1,100 1,105 1,190 1,300 1,309 1,375 1,430 1,540 1,547 1,625 1,700 1,750 1,820 1,870 1,925 2,002 2,125 2,210 2,275 2,380 2,431 2,618 2,750 2,860 2,975 3,094 3,250 3,500 3,575 3,740 3,850 4,004 4,250 4,420 4,550 4,675 4,862 5,005 5,236 5,500 5,525 5,950 6,188 6,500 6,545 7,150 7,700 7,735 8,500 9,100 9,350 9,625 9,724 10,010 11,050 11,375 11,900 12,155 13,090 14,300 14,875 15,470 17,017 17,875 18,700 19,250 20,020 22,100 22,750 23,375 24,310 25,025 26,180 27,625 29,750 30,940 32,725 34,034 35,750 38,500 38,675 45,500 46,750 48,620 50,050 55,250 59,500 60,775 65,450 68,068 71,500 77,350 85,085 93,500 100,100 110,500 121,550 125,125 130,900 154,700 163,625 170,170 193,375 243,100 250,250 303,875 327,250 340,340 386,750 425,425 500,500 607,750 654,500 773,500 850,850 1,215,500 1,701,700 2,127,125 4,254,250 and 8,508,500, with no remainder.

Since 8,508,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,508,500, 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).