Q: Is 932,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 932,640 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 932,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 29 30 32 40 48 58 60 67 80 87 96 116 120 134 145 160 174 201 232 240 268 290 335 348 402 435 464 480 536 580 670 696 804 870 928 1,005 1,072 1,160 1,340 1,392 1,608 1,740 1,943 2,010 2,144 2,320 2,680 2,784 3,216 3,480 3,886 4,020 4,640 5,360 5,829 6,432 6,960 7,772 8,040 9,715 10,720 11,658 13,920 15,544 16,080 19,430 23,316 29,145 31,088 32,160 38,860 46,632 58,290 62,176 77,720 93,264 116,580 155,440 186,528 233,160 310,880 466,320 and 932,640, with no remainder.

Since 932,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 932,640, 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).