Q: Is 832,140 a Composite Number?

Why is 832,140 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 832,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 27 30 36 45 46 54 60 67 69 90 92 108 115 134 135 138 180 201 207 230 268 270 276 335 345 402 414 460 540 603 621 670 690 804 828 1,005 1,035 1,206 1,242 1,340 1,380 1,541 1,809 2,010 2,070 2,412 2,484 3,015 3,082 3,105 3,618 4,020 4,140 4,623 6,030 6,164 6,210 7,236 7,705 9,045 9,246 12,060 12,420 13,869 15,410 18,090 18,492 23,115 27,738 30,820 36,180 41,607 46,230 55,476 69,345 83,214 92,460 138,690 166,428 208,035 277,380 416,070 and 832,140, with no remainder.

Since 832,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 832,140, 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).