Q: Is 784,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 784,560 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 784,560 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 84 105 112 120 140 168 210 240 280 336 420 467 560 840 934 1,401 1,680 1,868 2,335 2,802 3,269 3,736 4,670 5,604 6,538 7,005 7,472 9,340 9,807 11,208 13,076 14,010 16,345 18,680 19,614 22,416 26,152 28,020 32,690 37,360 39,228 49,035 52,304 56,040 65,380 78,456 98,070 112,080 130,760 156,912 196,140 261,520 392,280 and 784,560, with no remainder.

Since 784,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 784,560, 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).