Q: Is 834,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 834,720 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 834,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 37 40 47 48 60 74 80 94 96 111 120 141 148 160 185 188 222 235 240 282 296 370 376 444 470 480 555 564 592 705 740 752 888 940 1,110 1,128 1,184 1,410 1,480 1,504 1,739 1,776 1,880 2,220 2,256 2,820 2,960 3,478 3,552 3,760 4,440 4,512 5,217 5,640 5,920 6,956 7,520 8,695 8,880 10,434 11,280 13,912 17,390 17,760 20,868 22,560 26,085 27,824 34,780 41,736 52,170 55,648 69,560 83,472 104,340 139,120 166,944 208,680 278,240 417,360 and 834,720, with no remainder.

Since 834,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 834,720, 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).