Q: Is 952,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 952,800 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 952,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 75 80 96 100 120 150 160 200 240 300 397 400 480 600 794 800 1,191 1,200 1,588 1,985 2,382 2,400 3,176 3,970 4,764 5,955 6,352 7,940 9,528 9,925 11,910 12,704 15,880 19,056 19,850 23,820 29,775 31,760 38,112 39,700 47,640 59,550 63,520 79,400 95,280 119,100 158,800 190,560 238,200 317,600 476,400 and 952,800, with no remainder.

Since 952,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 952,800, 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).