Q: Is 8,988,225 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,988,225 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 8,988,225 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 25 37 41 75 79 111 123 185 205 237 395 555 615 925 1,025 1,185 1,517 1,975 2,775 2,923 3,075 3,239 4,551 5,925 7,585 8,769 9,717 14,615 16,195 22,755 37,925 43,845 48,585 73,075 80,975 113,775 119,843 219,225 242,925 359,529 599,215 1,797,645 2,996,075 and 8,988,225, with no remainder.

Since 8,988,225 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,988,225, 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).