Q: Is 8,610,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,610,000 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 8,610,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 25 28 30 35 40 41 42 48 50 56 60 70 75 80 82 84 100 105 112 120 123 125 140 150 164 168 175 200 205 210 240 246 250 280 287 300 328 336 350 375 400 410 420 492 500 525 560 574 600 615 625 656 700 750 820 840 861 875 984 1,000 1,025 1,050 1,148 1,200 1,230 1,250 1,400 1,435 1,500 1,640 1,680 1,722 1,750 1,875 1,968 2,000 2,050 2,100 2,296 2,460 2,500 2,625 2,800 2,870 3,000 3,075 3,280 3,444 3,500 3,750 4,100 4,200 4,305 4,375 4,592 4,920 5,000 5,125 5,250 5,740 6,000 6,150 6,888 7,000 7,175 7,500 8,200 8,400 8,610 8,750 9,840 10,000 10,250 10,500 11,480 12,300 13,125 13,776 14,000 14,350 15,000 15,375 16,400 17,220 17,500 20,500 21,000 21,525 22,960 24,600 25,625 26,250 28,700 30,000 30,750 34,440 35,000 35,875 41,000 42,000 43,050 49,200 51,250 52,500 57,400 61,500 68,880 70,000 71,750 76,875 82,000 86,100 102,500 105,000 107,625 114,800 123,000 143,500 153,750 172,200 179,375 205,000 210,000 215,250 246,000 287,000 307,500 344,400 358,750 410,000 430,500 538,125 574,000 615,000 717,500 861,000 1,076,250 1,230,000 1,435,000 1,722,000 2,152,500 2,870,000 4,305,000 and 8,610,000, with no remainder.

Since 8,610,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,610,000, 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).