Q: Is 903,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 903,840 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 903,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 96 105 112 120 140 160 168 210 224 240 269 280 336 420 480 538 560 672 807 840 1,076 1,120 1,345 1,614 1,680 1,883 2,152 2,690 3,228 3,360 3,766 4,035 4,304 5,380 5,649 6,456 7,532 8,070 8,608 9,415 10,760 11,298 12,912 15,064 16,140 18,830 21,520 22,596 25,824 28,245 30,128 32,280 37,660 43,040 45,192 56,490 60,256 64,560 75,320 90,384 112,980 129,120 150,640 180,768 225,960 301,280 451,920 and 903,840, with no remainder.

Since 903,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 903,840, 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).