Q: Is 8,344,170 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,344,170 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 8,344,170 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 23 29 30 45 46 58 69 87 90 115 138 139 145 174 207 230 261 278 290 345 414 417 435 522 667 690 695 834 870 1,035 1,251 1,305 1,334 1,390 2,001 2,070 2,085 2,502 2,610 3,197 3,335 4,002 4,031 4,170 6,003 6,255 6,394 6,670 8,062 9,591 10,005 12,006 12,093 12,510 15,985 19,182 20,010 20,155 24,186 28,773 30,015 31,970 36,279 40,310 47,955 57,546 60,030 60,465 72,558 92,713 95,910 120,930 143,865 181,395 185,426 278,139 287,730 362,790 463,565 556,278 834,417 927,130 1,390,695 1,668,834 2,781,390 4,172,085 and 8,344,170, with no remainder.

Since 8,344,170 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,344,170, 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).