Q: Is 84,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 84,240 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 84,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 20 24 26 27 30 36 39 40 45 48 52 54 60 65 72 78 80 81 90 104 108 117 120 130 135 144 156 162 180 195 208 216 234 240 260 270 312 324 351 360 390 405 432 468 520 540 585 624 648 702 720 780 810 936 1,040 1,053 1,080 1,170 1,296 1,404 1,560 1,620 1,755 1,872 2,106 2,160 2,340 2,808 3,120 3,240 3,510 4,212 4,680 5,265 5,616 6,480 7,020 8,424 9,360 10,530 14,040 16,848 21,060 28,080 42,120 and 84,240, with no remainder.

Since 84,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 84,240, 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).