Q: Is 825,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 825,720 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 825,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 105 120 140 168 210 280 420 840 983 1,966 2,949 3,932 4,915 5,898 6,881 7,864 9,830 11,796 13,762 14,745 19,660 20,643 23,592 27,524 29,490 34,405 39,320 41,286 55,048 58,980 68,810 82,572 103,215 117,960 137,620 165,144 206,430 275,240 412,860 and 825,720, with no remainder.

Since 825,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 825,720, 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).