Q: Is 8,372,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,372,340 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 8,372,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 180 193 241 386 482 579 723 772 964 965 1,158 1,205 1,446 1,737 1,930 2,169 2,316 2,410 2,892 2,895 3,474 3,615 3,860 4,338 4,820 5,790 6,948 7,230 8,676 8,685 10,845 11,580 14,460 17,370 21,690 34,740 43,380 46,513 93,026 139,539 186,052 232,565 279,078 418,617 465,130 558,156 697,695 837,234 930,260 1,395,390 1,674,468 2,093,085 2,790,780 4,186,170 and 8,372,340, with no remainder.

Since 8,372,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,372,340, 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).