Q: Is 804,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 804,720 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 804,720 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 84 105 112 120 140 168 210 240 280 336 420 479 560 840 958 1,437 1,680 1,916 2,395 2,874 3,353 3,832 4,790 5,748 6,706 7,185 7,664 9,580 10,059 11,496 13,412 14,370 16,765 19,160 20,118 22,992 26,824 28,740 33,530 38,320 40,236 50,295 53,648 57,480 67,060 80,472 100,590 114,960 134,120 160,944 201,180 268,240 402,360 and 804,720, with no remainder.

Since 804,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 804,720, 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).