Q: Is 936,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 936,960 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 936,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 61 64 80 96 120 122 128 160 183 192 240 244 256 305 320 366 384 480 488 512 610 640 732 768 915 960 976 1,024 1,220 1,280 1,464 1,536 1,830 1,920 1,952 2,440 2,560 2,928 3,072 3,660 3,840 3,904 4,880 5,120 5,856 7,320 7,680 7,808 9,760 11,712 14,640 15,360 15,616 19,520 23,424 29,280 31,232 39,040 46,848 58,560 62,464 78,080 93,696 117,120 156,160 187,392 234,240 312,320 468,480 and 936,960, with no remainder.

Since 936,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 936,960, 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).