Q: Is 84,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 84,840 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 84,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 101 105 120 140 168 202 210 280 303 404 420 505 606 707 808 840 1,010 1,212 1,414 1,515 2,020 2,121 2,424 2,828 3,030 3,535 4,040 4,242 5,656 6,060 7,070 8,484 10,605 12,120 14,140 16,968 21,210 28,280 42,420 and 84,840, with no remainder.

Since 84,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 84,840, 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).