Q: Is 837,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 837,720 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 837,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 24 26 30 36 39 40 45 52 60 65 72 78 90 104 117 120 130 156 179 180 195 234 260 312 358 360 390 468 520 537 585 716 780 895 936 1,074 1,170 1,432 1,560 1,611 1,790 2,148 2,327 2,340 2,685 3,222 3,580 4,296 4,654 4,680 5,370 6,444 6,981 7,160 8,055 9,308 10,740 11,635 12,888 13,962 16,110 18,616 20,943 21,480 23,270 27,924 32,220 34,905 41,886 46,540 55,848 64,440 69,810 83,772 93,080 104,715 139,620 167,544 209,430 279,240 418,860 and 837,720, with no remainder.

Since 837,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 837,720, 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).