Q: Is 8,343,650 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,343,650 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 8,343,650 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 25 31 35 50 62 70 155 175 217 310 350 434 769 775 1,085 1,538 1,550 2,170 3,845 5,383 5,425 7,690 10,766 10,850 19,225 23,839 26,915 38,450 47,678 53,830 119,195 134,575 166,873 238,390 269,150 333,746 595,975 834,365 1,191,950 1,668,730 4,171,825 and 8,343,650, with no remainder.

Since 8,343,650 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,343,650, 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).