Q: Is 953,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 953,280 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 953,280 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 64 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 192 240 288 320 331 360 480 576 662 720 960 993 1,324 1,440 1,655 1,986 2,648 2,880 2,979 3,310 3,972 4,965 5,296 5,958 6,620 7,944 9,930 10,592 11,916 13,240 14,895 15,888 19,860 21,184 23,832 26,480 29,790 31,776 39,720 47,664 52,960 59,580 63,552 79,440 95,328 105,920 119,160 158,880 190,656 238,320 317,760 476,640 and 953,280, with no remainder.

Since 953,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 953,280, 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).