Q: Is 847,080 a Composite Number?

Why is 847,080 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 847,080 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 90 104 117 120 130 156 180 181 195 234 260 312 360 362 390 468 520 543 585 724 780 905 936 1,086 1,170 1,448 1,560 1,629 1,810 2,172 2,340 2,353 2,715 3,258 3,620 4,344 4,680 4,706 5,430 6,516 7,059 7,240 8,145 9,412 10,860 11,765 13,032 14,118 16,290 18,824 21,177 21,720 23,530 28,236 32,580 35,295 42,354 47,060 56,472 65,160 70,590 84,708 94,120 105,885 141,180 169,416 211,770 282,360 423,540 and 847,080, with no remainder.

Since 847,080 cannot be divided by just 1 and 847,080, 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).