Q: Is 724,080 a Composite Number?

Why is 724,080 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 724,080 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 105 112 120 140 168 210 240 280 336 420 431 560 840 862 1,293 1,680 1,724 2,155 2,586 3,017 3,448 4,310 5,172 6,034 6,465 6,896 8,620 9,051 10,344 12,068 12,930 15,085 17,240 18,102 20,688 24,136 25,860 30,170 34,480 36,204 45,255 48,272 51,720 60,340 72,408 90,510 103,440 120,680 144,816 181,020 241,360 362,040 and 724,080, with no remainder.

Since 724,080 cannot be divided by just 1 and 724,080, 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).