Q: Is 848,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 848,640 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 848,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 17 20 24 26 30 32 34 39 40 48 51 52 60 64 65 68 78 80 85 96 102 104 120 128 130 136 156 160 170 192 195 204 208 221 240 255 256 260 272 312 320 340 384 390 408 416 442 480 510 520 544 624 640 663 680 768 780 816 832 884 960 1,020 1,040 1,088 1,105 1,248 1,280 1,326 1,360 1,560 1,632 1,664 1,768 1,920 2,040 2,080 2,176 2,210 2,496 2,652 2,720 3,120 3,264 3,315 3,328 3,536 3,840 4,080 4,160 4,352 4,420 4,992 5,304 5,440 6,240 6,528 6,630 7,072 8,160 8,320 8,840 9,984 10,608 10,880 12,480 13,056 13,260 14,144 16,320 16,640 17,680 21,216 21,760 24,960 26,520 28,288 32,640 35,360 42,432 49,920 53,040 56,576 65,280 70,720 84,864 106,080 141,440 169,728 212,160 282,880 424,320 and 848,640, with no remainder.

Since 848,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 848,640, 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).