Q: Is 954,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 954,480 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 954,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 41 48 60 80 82 97 120 123 164 194 205 240 246 291 328 388 410 485 492 582 615 656 776 820 970 984 1,164 1,230 1,455 1,552 1,640 1,940 1,968 2,328 2,460 2,910 3,280 3,880 3,977 4,656 4,920 5,820 7,760 7,954 9,840 11,640 11,931 15,908 19,885 23,280 23,862 31,816 39,770 47,724 59,655 63,632 79,540 95,448 119,310 159,080 190,896 238,620 318,160 477,240 and 954,480, with no remainder.

Since 954,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 954,480, 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).