Q: Is 8,342,750 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,342,750 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 8,342,750 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 13 17 25 26 34 50 65 85 125 130 151 170 221 250 302 325 425 442 650 755 850 1,105 1,510 1,625 1,963 2,125 2,210 2,567 3,250 3,775 3,926 4,250 5,134 5,525 7,550 9,815 11,050 12,835 18,875 19,630 25,670 27,625 33,371 37,750 49,075 55,250 64,175 66,742 98,150 128,350 166,855 245,375 320,875 333,710 490,750 641,750 834,275 1,668,550 4,171,375 and 8,342,750, with no remainder.

Since 8,342,750 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,342,750, 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).