Q: Is 8,900,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,900,500 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 8,900,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 50 70 100 125 140 175 250 350 500 700 875 1,750 2,543 3,500 5,086 10,172 12,715 17,801 25,430 35,602 50,860 63,575 71,204 89,005 127,150 178,010 254,300 317,875 356,020 445,025 635,750 890,050 1,271,500 1,780,100 2,225,125 4,450,250 and 8,900,500, with no remainder.

Since 8,900,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,900,500, 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).