Q: Is 863,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 863,040 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 863,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 29 30 31 32 40 48 58 60 62 64 80 87 93 96 116 120 124 145 155 160 174 186 192 232 240 248 290 310 320 348 372 435 464 465 480 496 580 620 696 744 870 899 928 930 960 992 1,160 1,240 1,392 1,488 1,740 1,798 1,856 1,860 1,984 2,320 2,480 2,697 2,784 2,976 3,480 3,596 3,720 4,495 4,640 4,960 5,394 5,568 5,952 6,960 7,192 7,440 8,990 9,280 9,920 10,788 13,485 13,920 14,384 14,880 17,980 21,576 26,970 27,840 28,768 29,760 35,960 43,152 53,940 57,536 71,920 86,304 107,880 143,840 172,608 215,760 287,680 431,520 and 863,040, with no remainder.

Since 863,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 863,040, 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).