Q: Is 821,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 821,340 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 821,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 26 27 30 36 39 45 52 54 60 65 78 81 90 108 117 130 135 156 162 169 180 195 234 243 260 270 324 338 351 390 405 468 486 507 540 585 676 702 780 810 845 972 1,014 1,053 1,170 1,215 1,404 1,521 1,620 1,690 1,755 2,028 2,106 2,340 2,430 2,535 3,042 3,159 3,380 3,510 4,212 4,563 4,860 5,070 5,265 6,084 6,318 7,020 7,605 9,126 10,140 10,530 12,636 13,689 15,210 15,795 18,252 21,060 22,815 27,378 30,420 31,590 41,067 45,630 54,756 63,180 68,445 82,134 91,260 136,890 164,268 205,335 273,780 410,670 and 821,340, with no remainder.

Since 821,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 821,340, 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).