Q: Is 809,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 809,280 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 809,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 64 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 192 240 281 288 320 360 480 562 576 720 843 960 1,124 1,405 1,440 1,686 2,248 2,529 2,810 2,880 3,372 4,215 4,496 5,058 5,620 6,744 8,430 8,992 10,116 11,240 12,645 13,488 16,860 17,984 20,232 22,480 25,290 26,976 33,720 40,464 44,960 50,580 53,952 67,440 80,928 89,920 101,160 134,880 161,856 202,320 269,760 404,640 and 809,280, with no remainder.

Since 809,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 809,280, 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).