Q: Is 8,587,201 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,587,201 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 8,587,201 can be evenly divided by 1 7 49 173 1,013 1,211 7,091 8,477 49,637 175,249 1,226,743 and 8,587,201, with no remainder.

Since 8,587,201 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,587,201, 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).