Q: Is 709,380 a Composite Number?

Why is 709,380 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 709,380 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 28 30 35 36 42 45 60 63 70 84 90 105 126 140 180 210 252 315 420 563 630 1,126 1,260 1,689 2,252 2,815 3,378 3,941 5,067 5,630 6,756 7,882 8,445 10,134 11,260 11,823 15,764 16,890 19,705 20,268 23,646 25,335 33,780 35,469 39,410 47,292 50,670 59,115 70,938 78,820 101,340 118,230 141,876 177,345 236,460 354,690 and 709,380, with no remainder.

Since 709,380 cannot be divided by just 1 and 709,380, 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).