Q: Is 693,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 693,120 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 693,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 19 20 24 30 32 38 40 48 57 60 64 76 80 95 96 114 120 128 152 160 190 192 228 240 285 304 320 361 380 384 456 480 570 608 640 722 760 912 960 1,083 1,140 1,216 1,444 1,520 1,805 1,824 1,920 2,166 2,280 2,432 2,888 3,040 3,610 3,648 4,332 4,560 5,415 5,776 6,080 7,220 7,296 8,664 9,120 10,830 11,552 12,160 14,440 17,328 18,240 21,660 23,104 28,880 34,656 36,480 43,320 46,208 57,760 69,312 86,640 115,520 138,624 173,280 231,040 346,560 and 693,120, with no remainder.

Since 693,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 693,120, 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).