Q: Is 8,837,325 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,837,325 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 8,837,325 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 25 31 35 45 63 75 93 105 155 175 181 217 225 279 315 465 525 543 651 775 905 1,085 1,267 1,395 1,575 1,629 1,953 2,325 2,715 3,255 3,801 4,525 5,425 5,611 6,335 6,975 8,145 9,765 11,403 13,575 16,275 16,833 19,005 28,055 31,675 39,277 40,725 48,825 50,499 57,015 84,165 95,025 117,831 140,275 196,385 252,495 285,075 353,493 420,825 589,155 981,925 1,262,475 1,767,465 2,945,775 and 8,837,325, with no remainder.

Since 8,837,325 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,837,325, 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).