Q: Is 8,798,625 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,798,625 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 8,798,625 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 11 15 25 27 33 45 55 75 79 81 99 125 135 165 225 237 275 297 375 395 405 495 675 711 825 869 891 1,125 1,185 1,375 1,485 1,975 2,025 2,133 2,475 2,607 3,375 3,555 4,125 4,345 4,455 5,925 6,399 7,425 7,821 9,875 10,125 10,665 12,375 13,035 17,775 21,725 22,275 23,463 29,625 31,995 37,125 39,105 53,325 65,175 70,389 88,875 108,625 111,375 117,315 159,975 195,525 266,625 325,875 351,945 586,575 799,875 977,625 1,759,725 2,932,875 and 8,798,625, with no remainder.

Since 8,798,625 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,798,625, 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).