Q: Is 666,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 666,960 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 666,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 105 112 120 140 168 210 240 280 336 397 420 560 794 840 1,191 1,588 1,680 1,985 2,382 2,779 3,176 3,970 4,764 5,558 5,955 6,352 7,940 8,337 9,528 11,116 11,910 13,895 15,880 16,674 19,056 22,232 23,820 27,790 31,760 33,348 41,685 44,464 47,640 55,580 66,696 83,370 95,280 111,160 133,392 166,740 222,320 333,480 and 666,960, with no remainder.

Since 666,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 666,960, 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).