Q: Is 8,340,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,340,120 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 8,340,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 60 72 90 120 180 360 23,167 46,334 69,501 92,668 115,835 139,002 185,336 208,503 231,670 278,004 347,505 417,006 463,340 556,008 695,010 834,012 926,680 1,042,515 1,390,020 1,668,024 2,085,030 2,780,040 4,170,060 and 8,340,120, with no remainder.

Since 8,340,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,340,120, 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).