Q: Is 939,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 939,960 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 939,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 56 60 63 70 72 84 90 105 120 126 140 168 180 210 252 280 315 360 373 420 504 630 746 840 1,119 1,260 1,492 1,865 2,238 2,520 2,611 2,984 3,357 3,730 4,476 5,222 5,595 6,714 7,460 7,833 8,952 10,444 11,190 13,055 13,428 14,920 15,666 16,785 20,888 22,380 23,499 26,110 26,856 31,332 33,570 39,165 44,760 46,998 52,220 62,664 67,140 78,330 93,996 104,440 117,495 134,280 156,660 187,992 234,990 313,320 469,980 and 939,960, with no remainder.

Since 939,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 939,960, 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).