Q: Is 863,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 863,520 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 863,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 96 105 112 120 140 160 168 210 224 240 257 280 336 420 480 514 560 672 771 840 1,028 1,120 1,285 1,542 1,680 1,799 2,056 2,570 3,084 3,360 3,598 3,855 4,112 5,140 5,397 6,168 7,196 7,710 8,224 8,995 10,280 10,794 12,336 14,392 15,420 17,990 20,560 21,588 24,672 26,985 28,784 30,840 35,980 41,120 43,176 53,970 57,568 61,680 71,960 86,352 107,940 123,360 143,920 172,704 215,880 287,840 431,760 and 863,520, with no remainder.

Since 863,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 863,520, 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).