Q: Is 8,551,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,551,000 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 8,551,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 25 34 40 50 68 85 100 125 136 170 200 250 340 425 500 503 680 850 1,000 1,006 1,700 2,012 2,125 2,515 3,400 4,024 4,250 5,030 8,500 8,551 10,060 12,575 17,000 17,102 20,120 25,150 34,204 42,755 50,300 62,875 68,408 85,510 100,600 125,750 171,020 213,775 251,500 342,040 427,550 503,000 855,100 1,068,875 1,710,200 2,137,750 4,275,500 and 8,551,000, with no remainder.

Since 8,551,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,551,000, 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).