Q: Is 708,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 708,960 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 708,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 96 105 112 120 140 160 168 210 211 224 240 280 336 420 422 480 560 633 672 840 844 1,055 1,120 1,266 1,477 1,680 1,688 2,110 2,532 2,954 3,165 3,360 3,376 4,220 4,431 5,064 5,908 6,330 6,752 7,385 8,440 8,862 10,128 11,816 12,660 14,770 16,880 17,724 20,256 22,155 23,632 25,320 29,540 33,760 35,448 44,310 47,264 50,640 59,080 70,896 88,620 101,280 118,160 141,792 177,240 236,320 354,480 and 708,960, with no remainder.

Since 708,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 708,960, 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).