Q: Is 927,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 927,520 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 927,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 17 20 22 31 32 34 40 44 55 62 68 80 85 88 110 124 136 155 160 170 176 187 220 248 272 310 340 341 352 374 440 496 527 544 620 680 682 748 880 935 992 1,054 1,240 1,360 1,364 1,496 1,705 1,760 1,870 2,108 2,480 2,635 2,720 2,728 2,992 3,410 3,740 4,216 4,960 5,270 5,456 5,797 5,984 6,820 7,480 8,432 10,540 10,912 11,594 13,640 14,960 16,864 21,080 23,188 27,280 28,985 29,920 42,160 46,376 54,560 57,970 84,320 92,752 115,940 185,504 231,880 463,760 and 927,520, with no remainder.

Since 927,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 927,520, 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).