Q: Is 948,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 948,480 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 948,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 19 20 24 26 30 32 38 39 40 48 52 57 60 64 65 76 78 80 95 96 104 114 120 128 130 152 156 160 190 192 195 208 228 240 247 256 260 285 304 312 320 380 384 390 416 456 480 494 520 570 608 624 640 741 760 768 780 832 912 960 988 1,040 1,140 1,216 1,235 1,248 1,280 1,482 1,520 1,560 1,664 1,824 1,920 1,976 2,080 2,280 2,432 2,470 2,496 2,964 3,040 3,120 3,328 3,648 3,705 3,840 3,952 4,160 4,560 4,864 4,940 4,992 5,928 6,080 6,240 7,296 7,410 7,904 8,320 9,120 9,880 9,984 11,856 12,160 12,480 14,592 14,820 15,808 16,640 18,240 19,760 23,712 24,320 24,960 29,640 31,616 36,480 39,520 47,424 49,920 59,280 63,232 72,960 79,040 94,848 118,560 158,080 189,696 237,120 316,160 474,240 and 948,480, with no remainder.

Since 948,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 948,480, 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).