Q: Is 8,703,750 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,703,750 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 8,703,750 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 11 15 22 25 30 33 50 55 66 75 110 125 150 165 211 250 275 330 375 422 550 625 633 750 825 1,055 1,250 1,266 1,375 1,650 1,875 2,110 2,321 2,750 3,165 3,750 4,125 4,642 5,275 6,330 6,875 6,963 8,250 10,550 11,605 13,750 13,926 15,825 20,625 23,210 26,375 31,650 34,815 41,250 52,750 58,025 69,630 79,125 116,050 131,875 158,250 174,075 263,750 290,125 348,150 395,625 580,250 791,250 870,375 1,450,625 1,740,750 2,901,250 4,351,875 and 8,703,750, with no remainder.

Since 8,703,750 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,703,750, 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).