Q: Is 8,538,500 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,538,500 is a composite number.

Why is 8,538,500 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 8,538,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 500 17,077 34,154 68,308 85,385 170,770 341,540 426,925 853,850 1,707,700 2,134,625 4,269,250 and 8,538,500, with no remainder.

Since 8,538,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,538,500, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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