Q: Is 8,535,150 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,535,150 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 8,535,150 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 13 15 18 25 26 30 39 45 50 65 75 78 90 117 130 150 195 225 234 325 390 450 585 650 975 1,170 1,459 1,950 2,918 2,925 4,377 5,850 7,295 8,754 13,131 14,590 18,967 21,885 26,262 36,475 37,934 43,770 56,901 65,655 72,950 94,835 109,425 113,802 131,310 170,703 189,670 218,850 284,505 328,275 341,406 474,175 569,010 656,550 853,515 948,350 1,422,525 1,707,030 2,845,050 4,267,575 and 8,535,150, with no remainder.

Since 8,535,150 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,535,150, 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).