Q: Is 935,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 935,480 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 935,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 13 14 20 26 28 35 40 52 56 65 70 91 104 130 140 182 257 260 280 364 455 514 520 728 910 1,028 1,285 1,799 1,820 2,056 2,570 3,341 3,598 3,640 5,140 6,682 7,196 8,995 10,280 13,364 14,392 16,705 17,990 23,387 26,728 33,410 35,980 46,774 66,820 71,960 93,548 116,935 133,640 187,096 233,870 467,740 and 935,480, with no remainder.

Since 935,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 935,480, 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).