Q: Is 8,659,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,659,500 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 8,659,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 23 25 30 46 50 60 69 75 92 100 115 125 138 150 230 250 251 276 300 345 375 460 500 502 575 690 750 753 1,004 1,150 1,255 1,380 1,500 1,506 1,725 2,300 2,510 2,875 3,012 3,450 3,765 5,020 5,750 5,773 6,275 6,900 7,530 8,625 11,500 11,546 12,550 15,060 17,250 17,319 18,825 23,092 25,100 28,865 31,375 34,500 34,638 37,650 57,730 62,750 69,276 75,300 86,595 94,125 115,460 125,500 144,325 173,190 188,250 288,650 346,380 376,500 432,975 577,300 721,625 865,950 1,443,250 1,731,900 2,164,875 2,886,500 4,329,750 and 8,659,500, with no remainder.

Since 8,659,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,659,500, 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).