Q: Is 861,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 861,360 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 861,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 37 40 48 60 74 80 97 111 120 148 185 194 222 240 291 296 370 388 444 485 555 582 592 740 776 888 970 1,110 1,164 1,455 1,480 1,552 1,776 1,940 2,220 2,328 2,910 2,960 3,589 3,880 4,440 4,656 5,820 7,178 7,760 8,880 10,767 11,640 14,356 17,945 21,534 23,280 28,712 35,890 43,068 53,835 57,424 71,780 86,136 107,670 143,560 172,272 215,340 287,120 430,680 and 861,360, with no remainder.

Since 861,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 861,360, 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).