Q: Is 856,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 856,680 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 856,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 20 22 24 30 33 40 44 55 59 60 66 88 110 118 120 121 132 165 177 220 236 242 264 295 330 354 363 440 472 484 590 605 649 660 708 726 885 968 1,180 1,210 1,298 1,320 1,416 1,452 1,770 1,815 1,947 2,360 2,420 2,596 2,904 3,245 3,540 3,630 3,894 4,840 5,192 6,490 7,080 7,139 7,260 7,788 9,735 12,980 14,278 14,520 15,576 19,470 21,417 25,960 28,556 35,695 38,940 42,834 57,112 71,390 77,880 85,668 107,085 142,780 171,336 214,170 285,560 428,340 and 856,680, with no remainder.

Since 856,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 856,680, 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).