Q: Is 873,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 873,840 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 873,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 20 22 24 30 33 40 44 48 55 60 66 80 88 110 120 132 165 176 220 240 264 330 331 440 528 660 662 880 993 1,320 1,324 1,655 1,986 2,640 2,648 3,310 3,641 3,972 4,965 5,296 6,620 7,282 7,944 9,930 10,923 13,240 14,564 15,888 18,205 19,860 21,846 26,480 29,128 36,410 39,720 43,692 54,615 58,256 72,820 79,440 87,384 109,230 145,640 174,768 218,460 291,280 436,920 and 873,840, with no remainder.

Since 873,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 873,840, 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).