Q: Is 868,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 868,680 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 868,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 19 20 24 30 36 38 40 45 57 60 72 76 90 95 114 120 127 152 171 180 190 228 254 285 342 360 380 381 456 508 570 635 684 760 762 855 1,016 1,140 1,143 1,270 1,368 1,524 1,710 1,905 2,280 2,286 2,413 2,540 3,048 3,420 3,810 4,572 4,826 5,080 5,715 6,840 7,239 7,620 9,144 9,652 11,430 12,065 14,478 15,240 19,304 21,717 22,860 24,130 28,956 36,195 43,434 45,720 48,260 57,912 72,390 86,868 96,520 108,585 144,780 173,736 217,170 289,560 434,340 and 868,680, with no remainder.

Since 868,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 868,680, 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).