Q: Is 828,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 828,240 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 828,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 17 20 21 24 28 29 30 34 35 40 42 48 51 56 58 60 68 70 80 84 85 87 102 105 112 116 119 120 136 140 145 168 170 174 203 204 210 232 238 240 255 272 280 290 336 340 348 357 406 408 420 435 464 476 493 510 560 580 595 609 680 696 714 812 816 840 870 952 986 1,015 1,020 1,160 1,190 1,218 1,360 1,392 1,428 1,479 1,624 1,680 1,740 1,785 1,904 1,972 2,030 2,040 2,320 2,380 2,436 2,465 2,856 2,958 3,045 3,248 3,451 3,480 3,570 3,944 4,060 4,080 4,760 4,872 4,930 5,712 5,916 6,090 6,902 6,960 7,140 7,395 7,888 8,120 9,520 9,744 9,860 10,353 11,832 12,180 13,804 14,280 14,790 16,240 17,255 19,720 20,706 23,664 24,360 27,608 28,560 29,580 34,510 39,440 41,412 48,720 51,765 55,216 59,160 69,020 82,824 103,530 118,320 138,040 165,648 207,060 276,080 414,120 and 828,240, with no remainder.

Since 828,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 828,240, 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).