Q: Is 8,374,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,374,440 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 8,374,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 19 20 24 30 38 40 57 60 76 95 114 120 152 190 228 285 380 456 570 760 1,140 2,280 3,673 7,346 11,019 14,692 18,365 22,038 29,384 36,730 44,076 55,095 69,787 73,460 88,152 110,190 139,574 146,920 209,361 220,380 279,148 348,935 418,722 440,760 558,296 697,870 837,444 1,046,805 1,395,740 1,674,888 2,093,610 2,791,480 4,187,220 and 8,374,440, with no remainder.

Since 8,374,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,374,440, 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).