Q: Is 717,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 717,120 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 717,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 54 60 64 72 80 83 90 96 108 120 135 144 160 166 180 192 216 240 249 270 288 320 332 360 415 432 480 498 540 576 664 720 747 830 864 960 996 1,080 1,245 1,328 1,440 1,494 1,660 1,728 1,992 2,160 2,241 2,490 2,656 2,880 2,988 3,320 3,735 3,984 4,320 4,482 4,980 5,312 5,976 6,640 7,470 7,968 8,640 8,964 9,960 11,205 11,952 13,280 14,940 15,936 17,928 19,920 22,410 23,904 26,560 29,880 35,856 39,840 44,820 47,808 59,760 71,712 79,680 89,640 119,520 143,424 179,280 239,040 358,560 and 717,120, with no remainder.

Since 717,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 717,120, 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).