Q: Is 8,342,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,342,720 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 8,342,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 29 31 32 40 58 62 64 80 116 124 145 155 160 232 248 290 310 320 464 496 580 620 841 899 928 992 1,160 1,240 1,682 1,798 1,856 1,984 2,320 2,480 3,364 3,596 4,205 4,495 4,640 4,960 6,728 7,192 8,410 8,990 9,280 9,920 13,456 14,384 16,820 17,980 26,071 26,912 28,768 33,640 35,960 52,142 53,824 57,536 67,280 71,920 104,284 130,355 134,560 143,840 208,568 260,710 269,120 287,680 417,136 521,420 834,272 1,042,840 1,668,544 2,085,680 4,171,360 and 8,342,720, with no remainder.

Since 8,342,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,342,720, 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).