Q: Is 8,734,050 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,734,050 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 8,734,050 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 13 15 18 25 26 30 39 45 50 65 75 78 90 117 130 150 195 225 234 325 390 450 585 650 975 1,170 1,493 1,950 2,925 2,986 4,479 5,850 7,465 8,958 13,437 14,930 19,409 22,395 26,874 37,325 38,818 44,790 58,227 67,185 74,650 97,045 111,975 116,454 134,370 174,681 194,090 223,950 291,135 335,925 349,362 485,225 582,270 671,850 873,405 970,450 1,455,675 1,746,810 2,911,350 4,367,025 and 8,734,050, with no remainder.

Since 8,734,050 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,734,050, 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).