Q: Is 819,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 819,720 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 819,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 23 24 27 30 33 36 40 44 45 46 54 55 60 66 69 72 81 88 90 92 99 108 110 115 120 132 135 138 162 165 180 184 198 207 216 220 230 253 264 270 276 297 324 330 345 360 396 405 414 440 460 495 506 540 552 594 621 648 660 690 759 792 810 828 891 920 990 1,012 1,035 1,080 1,188 1,242 1,265 1,320 1,380 1,485 1,518 1,620 1,656 1,782 1,863 1,980 2,024 2,070 2,277 2,376 2,484 2,530 2,760 2,970 3,036 3,105 3,240 3,564 3,726 3,795 3,960 4,140 4,455 4,554 4,968 5,060 5,940 6,072 6,210 6,831 7,128 7,452 7,590 8,280 8,910 9,108 9,315 10,120 11,385 11,880 12,420 13,662 14,904 15,180 17,820 18,216 18,630 20,493 22,770 24,840 27,324 30,360 34,155 35,640 37,260 40,986 45,540 54,648 68,310 74,520 81,972 91,080 102,465 136,620 163,944 204,930 273,240 409,860 and 819,720, with no remainder.

Since 819,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 819,720, 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).