Q: Is 951,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 951,720 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 951,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 14 15 20 21 22 24 28 30 33 35 40 42 44 55 56 60 66 70 77 84 88 103 105 110 120 132 140 154 165 168 206 210 220 231 264 280 308 309 330 385 412 420 440 462 515 616 618 660 721 770 824 840 924 1,030 1,133 1,155 1,236 1,320 1,442 1,540 1,545 1,848 2,060 2,163 2,266 2,310 2,472 2,884 3,080 3,090 3,399 3,605 4,120 4,326 4,532 4,620 5,665 5,768 6,180 6,798 7,210 7,931 8,652 9,064 9,240 10,815 11,330 12,360 13,596 14,420 15,862 16,995 17,304 21,630 22,660 23,793 27,192 28,840 31,724 33,990 39,655 43,260 45,320 47,586 63,448 67,980 79,310 86,520 95,172 118,965 135,960 158,620 190,344 237,930 317,240 475,860 and 951,720, with no remainder.

Since 951,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 951,720, 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).