Q: Is 872,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 872,400 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 872,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 200 240 300 400 600 727 1,200 1,454 2,181 2,908 3,635 4,362 5,816 7,270 8,724 10,905 11,632 14,540 17,448 18,175 21,810 29,080 34,896 36,350 43,620 54,525 58,160 72,700 87,240 109,050 145,400 174,480 218,100 290,800 436,200 and 872,400, with no remainder.

Since 872,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 872,400, 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).