Q: Is 957,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 957,440 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 957,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 17 20 22 32 34 40 44 55 64 68 80 85 88 110 128 136 160 170 176 187 220 256 272 320 340 352 374 440 512 544 640 680 704 748 880 935 1,024 1,088 1,280 1,360 1,408 1,496 1,760 1,870 2,176 2,560 2,720 2,816 2,992 3,520 3,740 4,352 5,120 5,440 5,632 5,984 7,040 7,480 8,704 10,880 11,264 11,968 14,080 14,960 17,408 21,760 23,936 28,160 29,920 43,520 47,872 56,320 59,840 87,040 95,744 119,680 191,488 239,360 478,720 and 957,440, with no remainder.

Since 957,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 957,440, 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).