Q: Is 8,556,015 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,556,015 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 8,556,015 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 13 15 17 29 39 51 65 85 87 89 145 195 221 255 267 377 435 445 493 663 1,105 1,131 1,157 1,335 1,479 1,513 1,885 2,465 2,581 3,315 3,471 4,539 5,655 5,785 6,409 7,395 7,565 7,743 12,905 17,355 19,227 19,669 22,695 32,045 33,553 38,715 43,877 59,007 96,135 98,345 100,659 131,631 167,765 219,385 295,035 503,295 570,401 658,155 1,711,203 2,852,005 and 8,556,015, with no remainder.

Since 8,556,015 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,556,015, 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).