Q: Is 8,717,625 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,717,625 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 8,717,625 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 25 27 35 41 45 63 75 81 105 123 125 135 175 189 205 225 243 287 315 369 375 405 525 567 615 675 861 875 945 1,025 1,107 1,125 1,215 1,435 1,575 1,701 1,845 2,025 2,583 2,625 2,835 3,075 3,321 3,375 4,305 4,725 5,125 5,535 6,075 7,175 7,749 7,875 8,505 9,225 9,963 10,125 12,915 14,175 15,375 16,605 21,525 23,247 23,625 27,675 30,375 35,875 38,745 42,525 46,125 49,815 64,575 69,741 70,875 83,025 107,625 116,235 138,375 193,725 212,625 249,075 322,875 348,705 415,125 581,175 968,625 1,245,375 1,743,525 2,905,875 and 8,717,625, with no remainder.

Since 8,717,625 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,717,625, 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).