Q: Is 839,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 839,280 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 839,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 30 39 40 48 52 60 65 78 80 104 120 130 156 195 208 240 260 269 312 390 520 538 624 780 807 1,040 1,076 1,345 1,560 1,614 2,152 2,690 3,120 3,228 3,497 4,035 4,304 5,380 6,456 6,994 8,070 10,491 10,760 12,912 13,988 16,140 17,485 20,982 21,520 27,976 32,280 34,970 41,964 52,455 55,952 64,560 69,940 83,928 104,910 139,880 167,856 209,820 279,760 419,640 and 839,280, with no remainder.

Since 839,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 839,280, 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).