Q: Is 8,550,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,550,550 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 8,550,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 41 43 50 82 86 97 194 205 215 410 430 485 970 1,025 1,075 1,763 2,050 2,150 2,425 3,526 3,977 4,171 4,850 7,954 8,342 8,815 17,630 19,885 20,855 39,770 41,710 44,075 88,150 99,425 104,275 171,011 198,850 208,550 342,022 855,055 1,710,110 4,275,275 and 8,550,550, with no remainder.

Since 8,550,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,550,550, 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).