Q: Is 8,660,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,660,250 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 8,660,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 27 30 45 50 54 75 90 125 135 150 225 250 270 375 450 675 750 1,125 1,283 1,350 2,250 2,566 3,375 3,849 6,415 6,750 7,698 11,547 12,830 19,245 23,094 32,075 34,641 38,490 57,735 64,150 69,282 96,225 115,470 160,375 173,205 192,450 288,675 320,750 346,410 481,125 577,350 866,025 962,250 1,443,375 1,732,050 2,886,750 4,330,125 and 8,660,250, with no remainder.

Since 8,660,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,660,250, 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).