Q: Is 8,344,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,344,000 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 8,344,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 50 56 64 70 80 100 112 125 140 149 160 175 200 224 250 280 298 320 350 400 448 500 560 596 700 745 800 875 1,000 1,043 1,120 1,192 1,400 1,490 1,600 1,750 2,000 2,086 2,240 2,384 2,800 2,980 3,500 3,725 4,000 4,172 4,768 5,215 5,600 5,960 7,000 7,450 8,000 8,344 9,536 10,430 11,200 11,920 14,000 14,900 16,688 18,625 20,860 23,840 26,075 28,000 29,800 33,376 37,250 41,720 47,680 52,150 56,000 59,600 66,752 74,500 83,440 104,300 119,200 130,375 149,000 166,880 208,600 238,400 260,750 298,000 333,760 417,200 521,500 596,000 834,400 1,043,000 1,192,000 1,668,800 2,086,000 4,172,000 and 8,344,000, with no remainder.

Since 8,344,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,344,000, 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).