Q: Is 8,669,115 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,669,115 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 8,669,115 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 13 15 21 29 35 39 45 63 65 73 87 91 105 117 145 195 203 219 261 273 315 365 377 435 455 511 585 609 657 819 949 1,015 1,095 1,131 1,305 1,365 1,533 1,827 1,885 2,117 2,555 2,639 2,847 3,045 3,285 3,393 4,095 4,599 4,745 5,655 6,351 6,643 7,665 7,917 8,541 9,135 10,585 13,195 14,235 14,819 16,965 19,053 19,929 22,995 23,751 27,521 31,755 33,215 39,585 42,705 44,457 59,787 74,095 82,563 95,265 99,645 118,755 133,371 137,605 192,647 222,285 247,689 298,935 412,815 577,941 666,855 963,235 1,238,445 1,733,823 2,889,705 and 8,669,115, with no remainder.

Since 8,669,115 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,669,115, 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).