Q: Is 856,320 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 856,320 is a composite number.

Why is 856,320 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 856,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 128 160 192 223 240 256 320 384 446 480 640 669 768 892 960 1,115 1,280 1,338 1,784 1,920 2,230 2,676 3,345 3,568 3,840 4,460 5,352 6,690 7,136 8,920 10,704 13,380 14,272 17,840 21,408 26,760 28,544 35,680 42,816 53,520 57,088 71,360 85,632 107,040 142,720 171,264 214,080 285,440 428,160 and 856,320, with no remainder.

Since 856,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 856,320, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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