Q: Is 803,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 803,520 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 803,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 31 32 36 40 45 48 54 60 62 64 72 80 81 90 93 96 108 120 124 135 144 155 160 162 180 186 192 216 240 248 270 279 288 310 320 324 360 372 405 432 465 480 496 540 558 576 620 648 720 744 810 837 864 930 960 992 1,080 1,116 1,240 1,296 1,395 1,440 1,488 1,620 1,674 1,728 1,860 1,984 2,160 2,232 2,480 2,511 2,592 2,790 2,880 2,976 3,240 3,348 3,720 4,185 4,320 4,464 4,960 5,022 5,184 5,580 5,952 6,480 6,696 7,440 8,370 8,640 8,928 9,920 10,044 11,160 12,555 12,960 13,392 14,880 16,740 17,856 20,088 22,320 25,110 25,920 26,784 29,760 33,480 40,176 44,640 50,220 53,568 66,960 80,352 89,280 100,440 133,920 160,704 200,880 267,840 401,760 and 803,520, with no remainder.

Since 803,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 803,520, 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).