Q: Is 876,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 876,720 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 876,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 30 39 40 48 52 60 65 78 80 104 120 130 156 195 208 240 260 281 312 390 520 562 624 780 843 1,040 1,124 1,405 1,560 1,686 2,248 2,810 3,120 3,372 3,653 4,215 4,496 5,620 6,744 7,306 8,430 10,959 11,240 13,488 14,612 16,860 18,265 21,918 22,480 29,224 33,720 36,530 43,836 54,795 58,448 67,440 73,060 87,672 109,590 146,120 175,344 219,180 292,240 438,360 and 876,720, with no remainder.

Since 876,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 876,720, 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).