Q: Is 8,873,150 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,873,150 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 8,873,150 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 11 13 17 22 25 26 34 50 55 65 73 85 110 130 143 146 170 187 221 275 286 325 365 374 425 442 550 650 715 730 803 850 935 949 1,105 1,241 1,430 1,606 1,825 1,870 1,898 2,210 2,431 2,482 3,575 3,650 4,015 4,675 4,745 4,862 5,525 6,205 7,150 8,030 9,350 9,490 10,439 11,050 12,155 12,410 13,651 16,133 20,075 20,878 23,725 24,310 27,302 31,025 32,266 40,150 47,450 52,195 60,775 62,050 68,255 80,665 104,390 121,550 136,510 161,330 177,463 260,975 341,275 354,926 403,325 521,950 682,550 806,650 887,315 1,774,630 4,436,575 and 8,873,150, with no remainder.

Since 8,873,150 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,873,150, 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).