Q: Is 843,180 a Composite Number?

Why is 843,180 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 843,180 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 23 26 30 39 46 47 52 60 65 69 78 92 94 115 130 138 141 156 188 195 230 235 260 276 282 299 345 390 460 470 564 598 611 690 705 780 897 940 1,081 1,196 1,222 1,380 1,410 1,495 1,794 1,833 2,162 2,444 2,820 2,990 3,055 3,243 3,588 3,666 4,324 4,485 5,405 5,980 6,110 6,486 7,332 8,970 9,165 10,810 12,220 12,972 14,053 16,215 17,940 18,330 21,620 28,106 32,430 36,660 42,159 56,212 64,860 70,265 84,318 140,530 168,636 210,795 281,060 421,590 and 843,180, with no remainder.

Since 843,180 cannot be divided by just 1 and 843,180, 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).