Q: Is 8,772,225 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,772,225 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 8,772,225 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 11 15 21 25 31 33 35 49 55 75 77 93 105 147 155 165 175 217 231 245 275 341 343 385 465 525 539 651 735 775 825 1,023 1,029 1,085 1,155 1,225 1,519 1,617 1,705 1,715 1,925 2,325 2,387 2,695 3,255 3,675 3,773 4,557 5,115 5,145 5,425 5,775 7,161 7,595 8,085 8,525 8,575 10,633 11,319 11,935 13,475 16,275 16,709 18,865 22,785 25,575 25,725 31,899 35,805 37,975 40,425 50,127 53,165 56,595 59,675 83,545 94,325 113,925 116,963 159,495 179,025 250,635 265,825 282,975 350,889 417,725 584,815 797,475 1,253,175 1,754,445 2,924,075 and 8,772,225, with no remainder.

Since 8,772,225 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,772,225, 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).