Q: Is 916,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 916,320 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 916,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 23 24 30 32 40 46 48 60 69 80 83 92 96 115 120 138 160 166 184 230 240 249 276 332 345 368 415 460 480 498 552 664 690 736 830 920 996 1,104 1,245 1,328 1,380 1,660 1,840 1,909 1,992 2,208 2,490 2,656 2,760 3,320 3,680 3,818 3,984 4,980 5,520 5,727 6,640 7,636 7,968 9,545 9,960 11,040 11,454 13,280 15,272 19,090 19,920 22,908 28,635 30,544 38,180 39,840 45,816 57,270 61,088 76,360 91,632 114,540 152,720 183,264 229,080 305,440 458,160 and 916,320, with no remainder.

Since 916,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 916,320, 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).