Q: Is 8,536,950 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,536,950 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 8,536,950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 30 45 50 61 75 90 122 150 183 225 305 311 366 450 549 610 622 915 933 1,098 1,525 1,555 1,830 1,866 2,745 2,799 3,050 3,110 4,575 4,665 5,490 5,598 7,775 9,150 9,330 13,725 13,995 15,550 18,971 23,325 27,450 27,990 37,942 46,650 56,913 69,975 94,855 113,826 139,950 170,739 189,710 284,565 341,478 474,275 569,130 853,695 948,550 1,422,825 1,707,390 2,845,650 4,268,475 and 8,536,950, with no remainder.

Since 8,536,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,536,950, 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).