Q: Is 956,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 956,760 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 956,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 17 20 21 24 28 30 34 35 40 42 51 56 60 67 68 70 84 85 102 105 119 120 134 136 140 168 170 201 204 210 238 255 268 280 335 340 357 402 408 420 469 476 510 536 595 670 680 714 804 840 938 952 1,005 1,020 1,139 1,190 1,340 1,407 1,428 1,608 1,785 1,876 2,010 2,040 2,278 2,345 2,380 2,680 2,814 2,856 3,417 3,570 3,752 4,020 4,556 4,690 4,760 5,628 5,695 6,834 7,035 7,140 7,973 8,040 9,112 9,380 11,256 11,390 13,668 14,070 14,280 15,946 17,085 18,760 22,780 23,919 27,336 28,140 31,892 34,170 39,865 45,560 47,838 56,280 63,784 68,340 79,730 95,676 119,595 136,680 159,460 191,352 239,190 318,920 478,380 and 956,760, with no remainder.

Since 956,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 956,760, 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).