Q: Is 828,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 828,960 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 828,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 20 22 24 30 32 33 40 44 48 55 60 66 80 88 96 110 120 132 157 160 165 176 220 240 264 314 330 352 440 471 480 528 628 660 785 880 942 1,056 1,256 1,320 1,570 1,727 1,760 1,884 2,355 2,512 2,640 3,140 3,454 3,768 4,710 5,024 5,181 5,280 6,280 6,908 7,536 8,635 9,420 10,362 12,560 13,816 15,072 17,270 18,840 20,724 25,120 25,905 27,632 34,540 37,680 41,448 51,810 55,264 69,080 75,360 82,896 103,620 138,160 165,792 207,240 276,320 414,480 and 828,960, with no remainder.

Since 828,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 828,960, 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).