Q: Is 707,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 707,280 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 707,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 105 112 120 140 168 210 240 280 336 420 421 560 840 842 1,263 1,680 1,684 2,105 2,526 2,947 3,368 4,210 5,052 5,894 6,315 6,736 8,420 8,841 10,104 11,788 12,630 14,735 16,840 17,682 20,208 23,576 25,260 29,470 33,680 35,364 44,205 47,152 50,520 58,940 70,728 88,410 101,040 117,880 141,456 176,820 235,760 353,640 and 707,280, with no remainder.

Since 707,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 707,280, 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).