Q: Is 704,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 704,880 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 704,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 18 20 22 24 30 33 36 40 44 45 48 55 60 66 72 80 88 89 90 99 110 120 132 144 165 176 178 180 198 220 240 264 267 330 356 360 396 440 445 495 528 534 660 712 720 792 801 880 890 979 990 1,068 1,320 1,335 1,424 1,584 1,602 1,780 1,958 1,980 2,136 2,640 2,670 2,937 3,204 3,560 3,916 3,960 4,005 4,272 4,895 5,340 5,874 6,408 7,120 7,832 7,920 8,010 8,811 9,790 10,680 11,748 12,816 14,685 15,664 16,020 17,622 19,580 21,360 23,496 29,370 32,040 35,244 39,160 44,055 46,992 58,740 64,080 70,488 78,320 88,110 117,480 140,976 176,220 234,960 352,440 and 704,880, with no remainder.

Since 704,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 704,880, 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).