Q: Is 8,408,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,408,320 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 8,408,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 128 160 256 320 640 1,280 6,569 13,138 26,276 32,845 52,552 65,690 105,104 131,380 210,208 262,760 420,416 525,520 840,832 1,051,040 1,681,664 2,102,080 4,204,160 and 8,408,320, with no remainder.

Since 8,408,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,408,320, 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).