Q: Is 8,347,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,347,040 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 8,347,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 26 32 40 52 65 80 104 130 160 208 260 416 520 1,040 2,080 4,013 8,026 16,052 20,065 32,104 40,130 52,169 64,208 80,260 104,338 128,416 160,520 208,676 260,845 321,040 417,352 521,690 642,080 834,704 1,043,380 1,669,408 2,086,760 4,173,520 and 8,347,040, with no remainder.

Since 8,347,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,347,040, 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).