Q: Is 926,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 926,640 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 926,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 18 20 22 24 26 27 30 33 36 39 40 44 45 48 52 54 55 60 65 66 72 78 80 81 88 90 99 104 108 110 117 120 130 132 135 143 144 156 162 165 176 180 195 198 208 216 220 234 240 260 264 270 286 297 312 324 330 351 360 390 396 405 429 432 440 468 495 520 528 540 572 585 594 624 648 660 702 715 720 780 792 810 858 880 891 936 990 1,040 1,053 1,080 1,144 1,170 1,188 1,287 1,296 1,320 1,404 1,430 1,485 1,560 1,584 1,620 1,716 1,755 1,782 1,872 1,980 2,106 2,145 2,160 2,288 2,340 2,376 2,574 2,640 2,808 2,860 2,970 3,120 3,240 3,432 3,510 3,564 3,861 3,960 4,212 4,290 4,455 4,680 4,752 5,148 5,265 5,616 5,720 5,940 6,435 6,480 6,864 7,020 7,128 7,722 7,920 8,424 8,580 8,910 9,360 10,296 10,530 11,440 11,583 11,880 12,870 14,040 14,256 15,444 16,848 17,160 17,820 19,305 20,592 21,060 23,166 23,760 25,740 28,080 30,888 34,320 35,640 38,610 42,120 46,332 51,480 57,915 61,776 71,280 77,220 84,240 92,664 102,960 115,830 154,440 185,328 231,660 308,880 463,320 and 926,640, with no remainder.

Since 926,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 926,640, 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).