Q: Is 8,549,500 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,549,500 is a composite number.

Why is 8,549,500 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 8,549,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 500 17,099 34,198 68,396 85,495 170,990 341,980 427,475 854,950 1,709,900 2,137,375 4,274,750 and 8,549,500, with no remainder.

Since 8,549,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,549,500, 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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