Q: Is 8,603,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,603,000 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 8,603,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 100 125 140 175 200 250 280 350 500 700 875 1,000 1,229 1,400 1,750 2,458 3,500 4,916 6,145 7,000 8,603 9,832 12,290 17,206 24,580 30,725 34,412 43,015 49,160 61,450 68,824 86,030 122,900 153,625 172,060 215,075 245,800 307,250 344,120 430,150 614,500 860,300 1,075,375 1,229,000 1,720,600 2,150,750 4,301,500 and 8,603,000, with no remainder.

Since 8,603,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,603,000, 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).