Q: Is 8,850,465 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,850,465 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 8,850,465 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 13 15 27 39 41 45 65 81 117 123 135 195 205 351 369 405 533 585 615 1,053 1,107 1,599 1,681 1,755 1,845 2,665 3,321 4,797 5,043 5,265 5,535 7,995 8,405 14,391 15,129 16,605 21,853 23,985 25,215 43,173 45,387 65,559 71,955 75,645 109,265 136,161 196,677 215,865 226,935 327,795 590,031 680,805 983,385 1,770,093 2,950,155 and 8,850,465, with no remainder.

Since 8,850,465 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,850,465, 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).