Q: Is 8,858,850 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,858,850 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 8,858,850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 11 13 14 15 21 22 25 26 30 33 35 39 42 50 55 59 65 66 70 75 77 78 91 105 110 118 130 143 150 154 165 175 177 182 195 210 231 273 275 286 295 325 330 350 354 385 390 413 429 455 462 525 546 550 590 649 650 715 767 770 825 826 858 885 910 975 1,001 1,050 1,155 1,239 1,298 1,365 1,430 1,475 1,534 1,650 1,770 1,925 1,947 1,950 2,002 2,065 2,145 2,275 2,301 2,310 2,478 2,730 2,950 3,003 3,245 3,575 3,835 3,850 3,894 4,130 4,290 4,425 4,543 4,550 4,602 5,005 5,369 5,775 6,006 6,195 6,490 6,825 7,150 7,670 8,437 8,850 9,086 9,735 10,010 10,325 10,725 10,738 11,505 11,550 12,390 13,629 13,650 15,015 16,107 16,225 16,874 19,175 19,470 20,650 21,450 22,715 23,010 25,025 25,311 26,845 27,258 30,030 30,975 32,214 32,450 38,350 42,185 45,430 48,675 50,050 50,622 53,690 57,525 59,059 61,950 68,145 75,075 80,535 84,370 97,350 113,575 115,050 118,118 126,555 134,225 136,290 150,150 161,070 177,177 210,925 227,150 253,110 268,450 295,295 340,725 354,354 402,675 421,850 590,590 632,775 681,450 805,350 885,885 1,265,550 1,476,475 1,771,770 2,952,950 4,429,425 and 8,858,850, with no remainder.

Since 8,858,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,858,850, 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).