Q: Is 826,020 a Composite Number?

Why is 826,020 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 826,020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 26 30 36 39 45 52 60 65 78 90 117 130 156 180 195 234 260 353 390 468 585 706 780 1,059 1,170 1,412 1,765 2,118 2,340 3,177 3,530 4,236 4,589 5,295 6,354 7,060 9,178 10,590 12,708 13,767 15,885 18,356 21,180 22,945 27,534 31,770 41,301 45,890 55,068 63,540 68,835 82,602 91,780 137,670 165,204 206,505 275,340 413,010 and 826,020, with no remainder.

Since 826,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 826,020, 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).