Q: Is 8,702,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,702,500 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 8,702,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 59 100 118 125 236 250 295 500 590 625 1,180 1,250 1,475 2,500 2,950 3,481 5,900 6,962 7,375 13,924 14,750 17,405 29,500 34,810 36,875 69,620 73,750 87,025 147,500 174,050 348,100 435,125 870,250 1,740,500 2,175,625 4,351,250 and 8,702,500, with no remainder.

Since 8,702,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,702,500, 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).