Q: Is 876,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 876,960 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 876,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 27 28 29 30 32 35 36 40 42 45 48 54 56 58 60 63 70 72 80 84 87 90 96 105 108 112 116 120 126 135 140 144 145 160 168 174 180 189 203 210 216 224 232 240 252 261 270 280 288 290 315 336 348 360 378 406 420 432 435 464 480 504 522 540 560 580 609 630 672 696 720 756 783 812 840 864 870 928 945 1,008 1,015 1,044 1,080 1,120 1,160 1,218 1,260 1,305 1,392 1,440 1,512 1,566 1,624 1,680 1,740 1,827 1,890 2,016 2,030 2,088 2,160 2,320 2,436 2,520 2,610 2,784 3,024 3,045 3,132 3,248 3,360 3,480 3,654 3,780 3,915 4,060 4,176 4,320 4,640 4,872 5,040 5,220 5,481 6,048 6,090 6,264 6,496 6,960 7,308 7,560 7,830 8,120 8,352 9,135 9,744 10,080 10,440 10,962 12,180 12,528 13,920 14,616 15,120 15,660 16,240 18,270 19,488 20,880 21,924 24,360 25,056 27,405 29,232 30,240 31,320 32,480 36,540 41,760 43,848 48,720 54,810 58,464 62,640 73,080 87,696 97,440 109,620 125,280 146,160 175,392 219,240 292,320 438,480 and 876,960, with no remainder.

Since 876,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 876,960, 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).