Q: Is 869,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 869,040 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 869,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 17 18 20 24 30 34 36 40 45 48 51 60 68 71 72 80 85 90 102 120 136 142 144 153 170 180 204 213 240 255 272 284 306 340 355 360 408 426 510 568 612 639 680 710 720 765 816 852 1,020 1,065 1,136 1,207 1,224 1,278 1,360 1,420 1,530 1,704 2,040 2,130 2,414 2,448 2,556 2,840 3,060 3,195 3,408 3,621 4,080 4,260 4,828 5,112 5,680 6,035 6,120 6,390 7,242 8,520 9,656 10,224 10,863 12,070 12,240 12,780 14,484 17,040 18,105 19,312 21,726 24,140 25,560 28,968 36,210 43,452 48,280 51,120 54,315 57,936 72,420 86,904 96,560 108,630 144,840 173,808 217,260 289,680 434,520 and 869,040, with no remainder.

Since 869,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 869,040, 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).