Q: Is 8,740,040 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,740,040 is a composite number.

Why is 8,740,040 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 8,740,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 34 40 68 85 136 170 340 680 12,853 25,706 51,412 64,265 102,824 128,530 218,501 257,060 437,002 514,120 874,004 1,092,505 1,748,008 2,185,010 4,370,020 and 8,740,040, with no remainder.

Since 8,740,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,740,040, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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