Q: Is 951,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 951,840 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 951,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 240 288 360 480 661 720 1,322 1,440 1,983 2,644 3,305 3,966 5,288 5,949 6,610 7,932 9,915 10,576 11,898 13,220 15,864 19,830 21,152 23,796 26,440 29,745 31,728 39,660 47,592 52,880 59,490 63,456 79,320 95,184 105,760 118,980 158,640 190,368 237,960 317,280 475,920 and 951,840, with no remainder.

Since 951,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 951,840, 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).