Q: Is 8,344,890 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,344,890 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 8,344,890 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 27 30 31 45 54 62 90 93 135 155 186 270 279 310 465 558 837 930 997 1,395 1,674 1,994 2,790 2,991 4,185 4,985 5,982 8,370 8,973 9,970 14,955 17,946 26,919 29,910 30,907 44,865 53,838 61,814 89,730 92,721 134,595 154,535 185,442 269,190 278,163 309,070 463,605 556,326 834,489 927,210 1,390,815 1,668,978 2,781,630 4,172,445 and 8,344,890, with no remainder.

Since 8,344,890 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,344,890, 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).