Q: Is 862,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 862,680 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 862,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 15 20 21 24 26 28 30 35 39 40 42 52 56 60 65 70 78 79 84 91 104 105 120 130 140 156 158 168 182 195 210 237 260 273 280 312 316 364 390 395 420 455 474 520 546 553 632 728 780 790 840 910 948 1,027 1,092 1,106 1,185 1,365 1,560 1,580 1,659 1,820 1,896 2,054 2,184 2,212 2,370 2,730 2,765 3,081 3,160 3,318 3,640 4,108 4,424 4,740 5,135 5,460 5,530 6,162 6,636 7,189 8,216 8,295 9,480 10,270 10,920 11,060 12,324 13,272 14,378 15,405 16,590 20,540 21,567 22,120 24,648 28,756 30,810 33,180 35,945 41,080 43,134 57,512 61,620 66,360 71,890 86,268 107,835 123,240 143,780 172,536 215,670 287,560 431,340 and 862,680, with no remainder.

Since 862,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 862,680, 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).