Q: Is 826,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 826,560 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 826,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 36 40 41 42 45 48 56 60 63 64 70 72 80 82 84 90 96 105 112 120 123 126 140 144 160 164 168 180 192 205 210 224 240 246 252 280 287 288 315 320 328 336 360 369 410 420 448 480 492 504 560 574 576 615 630 656 672 720 738 820 840 861 960 984 1,008 1,120 1,148 1,230 1,260 1,312 1,344 1,435 1,440 1,476 1,640 1,680 1,722 1,845 1,968 2,016 2,240 2,296 2,460 2,520 2,583 2,624 2,870 2,880 2,952 3,280 3,360 3,444 3,690 3,936 4,032 4,305 4,592 4,920 5,040 5,166 5,740 5,904 6,560 6,720 6,888 7,380 7,872 8,610 9,184 9,840 10,080 10,332 11,480 11,808 12,915 13,120 13,776 14,760 17,220 18,368 19,680 20,160 20,664 22,960 23,616 25,830 27,552 29,520 34,440 39,360 41,328 45,920 51,660 55,104 59,040 68,880 82,656 91,840 103,320 118,080 137,760 165,312 206,640 275,520 413,280 and 826,560, with no remainder.

Since 826,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 826,560, 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).