Q: Is 8,837,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,837,500 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 8,837,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 50 70 100 101 125 140 175 202 250 350 404 500 505 625 700 707 875 1,010 1,250 1,414 1,750 2,020 2,500 2,525 2,828 3,125 3,500 3,535 4,375 5,050 6,250 7,070 8,750 10,100 12,500 12,625 14,140 17,500 17,675 21,875 25,250 35,350 43,750 50,500 63,125 70,700 87,500 88,375 126,250 176,750 252,500 315,625 353,500 441,875 631,250 883,750 1,262,500 1,767,500 2,209,375 4,418,750 and 8,837,500, with no remainder.

Since 8,837,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,837,500, 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).