Q: Is 8,637,150 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,637,150 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 8,637,150 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 50 71 75 142 150 213 355 426 710 811 1,065 1,622 1,775 2,130 2,433 3,550 4,055 4,866 5,325 8,110 10,650 12,165 20,275 24,330 40,550 57,581 60,825 115,162 121,650 172,743 287,905 345,486 575,810 863,715 1,439,525 1,727,430 2,879,050 4,318,575 and 8,637,150, with no remainder.

Since 8,637,150 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,637,150, 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).