Q: Is 872,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 872,640 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 872,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 54 60 64 72 80 90 96 101 108 120 135 144 160 180 192 202 216 240 270 288 303 320 360 404 432 480 505 540 576 606 720 808 864 909 960 1,010 1,080 1,212 1,440 1,515 1,616 1,728 1,818 2,020 2,160 2,424 2,727 2,880 3,030 3,232 3,636 4,040 4,320 4,545 4,848 5,454 6,060 6,464 7,272 8,080 8,640 9,090 9,696 10,908 12,120 13,635 14,544 16,160 18,180 19,392 21,816 24,240 27,270 29,088 32,320 36,360 43,632 48,480 54,540 58,176 72,720 87,264 96,960 109,080 145,440 174,528 218,160 290,880 436,320 and 872,640, with no remainder.

Since 872,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 872,640, 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).