Q: Is 8,625,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,625,300 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 8,625,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 150 300 28,751 57,502 86,253 115,004 143,755 172,506 287,510 345,012 431,265 575,020 718,775 862,530 1,437,550 1,725,060 2,156,325 2,875,100 4,312,650 and 8,625,300, with no remainder.

Since 8,625,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,625,300, 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).