Q: Is 8,855,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,855,000 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 8,855,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 20 22 23 25 28 35 40 44 46 50 55 56 70 77 88 92 100 110 115 125 140 154 161 175 184 200 220 230 250 253 275 280 308 322 350 385 440 460 500 506 550 575 616 625 644 700 770 805 875 920 1,000 1,012 1,100 1,150 1,250 1,265 1,288 1,375 1,400 1,540 1,610 1,750 1,771 1,925 2,024 2,200 2,300 2,500 2,530 2,750 2,875 3,080 3,220 3,500 3,542 3,850 4,025 4,375 4,600 5,000 5,060 5,500 5,750 6,325 6,440 6,875 7,000 7,084 7,700 8,050 8,750 8,855 9,625 10,120 11,000 11,500 12,650 13,750 14,168 14,375 15,400 16,100 17,500 17,710 19,250 20,125 23,000 25,300 27,500 28,750 31,625 32,200 35,000 35,420 38,500 40,250 44,275 48,125 50,600 55,000 57,500 63,250 70,840 77,000 80,500 88,550 96,250 100,625 115,000 126,500 158,125 161,000 177,100 192,500 201,250 221,375 253,000 316,250 354,200 385,000 402,500 442,750 632,500 805,000 885,500 1,106,875 1,265,000 1,771,000 2,213,750 4,427,500 and 8,855,000, with no remainder.

Since 8,855,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,855,000, 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).