Q: Is 8,693,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,693,250 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 8,693,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 50 67 75 125 134 150 173 201 250 335 346 375 402 519 670 750 865 1,005 1,038 1,675 1,730 2,010 2,595 3,350 4,325 5,025 5,190 8,375 8,650 10,050 11,591 12,975 16,750 21,625 23,182 25,125 25,950 34,773 43,250 50,250 57,955 64,875 69,546 115,910 129,750 173,865 289,775 347,730 579,550 869,325 1,448,875 1,738,650 2,897,750 4,346,625 and 8,693,250, with no remainder.

Since 8,693,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,693,250, 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).