16.2k views
4 votes
Is 8 a prime number or a composite number

User Yuki Inoue
by
2.9k points

2 Answers

3 votes

Answer:

Composite

Explanation:

It is a composite because you can do:

8 / 1 = 8

8 / 2 = 4

8 / 4 = 2

User Edem
by
3.1k points
4 votes

Answer:

Composite number

Explanation:

8 has more divisors than 1 and itself.

For example, 8 x 1; 4 x 2; etc.

User Nitin Jha
by
4.1k points