Q: Is 879,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 879,120 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 879,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 18 20 22 24 27 30 33 36 37 40 44 45 48 54 55 60 66 72 74 80 88 90 99 108 110 111 120 132 135 144 148 165 176 180 185 198 216 220 222 240 264 270 296 297 330 333 360 370 396 407 432 440 444 495 528 540 555 592 594 660 666 720 740 792 814 880 888 990 999 1,080 1,110 1,188 1,221 1,320 1,332 1,480 1,485 1,584 1,628 1,665 1,776 1,980 1,998 2,035 2,160 2,220 2,376 2,442 2,640 2,664 2,960 2,970 3,256 3,330 3,663 3,960 3,996 4,070 4,440 4,752 4,884 4,995 5,328 5,940 6,105 6,512 6,660 7,326 7,920 7,992 8,140 8,880 9,768 9,990 10,989 11,880 12,210 13,320 14,652 15,984 16,280 18,315 19,536 19,980 21,978 23,760 24,420 26,640 29,304 32,560 36,630 39,960 43,956 48,840 54,945 58,608 73,260 79,920 87,912 97,680 109,890 146,520 175,824 219,780 293,040 439,560 and 879,120, with no remainder.

Since 879,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 879,120, 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).