74 Divided by 8

74 ÷ 8 = 9.25

Check: 9 × 8 + 2 = 74.

Working through each digit of 74 from left to right, dividing by 8 and carrying the remainder:

Reading the digit column top to bottom gives the quotient 9 with 2 left over.

74 ÷ 8 stops after 2 decimal places: it equals exactly 9.25. The division is clean because 8's only prime factors are 2 and 5.

What is 74 divided by 8?

74 ÷ 8 = 9.25. As a whole number the quotient is 9 with a remainder of 2.

Is 74 ÷ 8 a terminating or repeating decimal?

It terminates: 74 ÷ 8 = 9.25 exactly, with 2 decimal places.

Is 74 divisible by 8?

No. The nearest multiples of 8 are 72 (9 × 8) and 80 (10 × 8), so 74 leaves a remainder of 2.