Q: Is 8,341,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,341,800 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 8,341,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 150 200 300 600 13,903 27,806 41,709 55,612 69,515 83,418 111,224 139,030 166,836 208,545 278,060 333,672 347,575 417,090 556,120 695,150 834,180 1,042,725 1,390,300 1,668,360 2,085,450 2,780,600 4,170,900 and 8,341,800, with no remainder.

Since 8,341,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,341,800, 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).