Q: Is 8,900,850 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,900,850 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 8,900,850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 25 30 35 42 49 50 70 75 98 105 147 150 173 175 210 245 294 343 346 350 490 519 525 686 735 865 1,029 1,038 1,050 1,211 1,225 1,470 1,715 1,730 2,058 2,422 2,450 2,595 3,430 3,633 3,675 4,325 5,145 5,190 6,055 7,266 7,350 8,477 8,575 8,650 10,290 12,110 12,975 16,954 17,150 18,165 25,431 25,725 25,950 30,275 36,330 42,385 50,862 51,450 59,339 60,550 84,770 90,825 118,678 127,155 178,017 181,650 211,925 254,310 296,695 356,034 423,850 593,390 635,775 890,085 1,271,550 1,483,475 1,780,170 2,966,950 4,450,425 and 8,900,850, with no remainder.

Since 8,900,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,900,850, 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).