Q: Is 715,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 715,920 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 715,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 19 20 24 30 38 40 48 57 60 76 80 95 114 120 152 157 190 228 240 285 304 314 380 456 471 570 628 760 785 912 942 1,140 1,256 1,520 1,570 1,884 2,280 2,355 2,512 2,983 3,140 3,768 4,560 4,710 5,966 6,280 7,536 8,949 9,420 11,932 12,560 14,915 17,898 18,840 23,864 29,830 35,796 37,680 44,745 47,728 59,660 71,592 89,490 119,320 143,184 178,980 238,640 357,960 and 715,920, with no remainder.

Since 715,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 715,920, 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).