Q: Is 8,950,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,950,900 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 8,950,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 19 20 25 28 35 38 50 70 76 95 100 133 140 175 190 266 350 380 475 532 665 673 700 950 1,330 1,346 1,900 2,660 2,692 3,325 3,365 4,711 6,650 6,730 9,422 12,787 13,300 13,460 16,825 18,844 23,555 25,574 33,650 47,110 51,148 63,935 67,300 89,509 94,220 117,775 127,870 179,018 235,550 255,740 319,675 358,036 447,545 471,100 639,350 895,090 1,278,700 1,790,180 2,237,725 4,475,450 and 8,950,900, with no remainder.

Since 8,950,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,950,900, 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).