Q: Is 8,995,425 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,995,425 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 8,995,425 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 25 31 53 73 75 93 155 159 219 265 365 465 775 795 1,095 1,325 1,643 1,825 2,263 2,325 3,869 3,975 4,929 5,475 6,789 8,215 11,315 11,607 19,345 24,645 33,945 41,075 56,575 58,035 96,725 119,939 123,225 169,725 290,175 359,817 599,695 1,799,085 2,998,475 and 8,995,425, with no remainder.

Since 8,995,425 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,995,425, 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).