Q: Is 717,080 a Composite Number?

Why is 717,080 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 717,080 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 13 14 20 26 28 35 40 52 56 65 70 91 104 130 140 182 197 260 280 364 394 455 520 728 788 910 985 1,379 1,576 1,820 1,970 2,561 2,758 3,640 3,940 5,122 5,516 6,895 7,880 10,244 11,032 12,805 13,790 17,927 20,488 25,610 27,580 35,854 51,220 55,160 71,708 89,635 102,440 143,416 179,270 358,540 and 717,080, with no remainder.

Since 717,080 cannot be divided by just 1 and 717,080, 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).