Q: Is 872,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 872,480 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 872,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 19 20 28 32 35 38 40 41 56 70 76 80 82 95 112 133 140 152 160 164 190 205 224 266 280 287 304 328 380 410 532 560 574 608 656 665 760 779 820 1,064 1,120 1,148 1,312 1,330 1,435 1,520 1,558 1,640 2,128 2,296 2,660 2,870 3,040 3,116 3,280 3,895 4,256 4,592 5,320 5,453 5,740 6,232 6,560 7,790 9,184 10,640 10,906 11,480 12,464 15,580 21,280 21,812 22,960 24,928 27,265 31,160 43,624 45,920 54,530 62,320 87,248 109,060 124,640 174,496 218,120 436,240 and 872,480, with no remainder.

Since 872,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 872,480, 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).