Q: Is 8,719,950 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,719,950 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 8,719,950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 50 61 75 122 150 183 305 366 610 915 953 1,525 1,830 1,906 2,859 3,050 4,575 4,765 5,718 9,150 9,530 14,295 23,825 28,590 47,650 58,133 71,475 116,266 142,950 174,399 290,665 348,798 581,330 871,995 1,453,325 1,743,990 2,906,650 4,359,975 and 8,719,950, with no remainder.

Since 8,719,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,719,950, 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).