Q: Is 957,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 957,840 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 957,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 30 39 40 48 52 60 65 78 80 104 120 130 156 195 208 240 260 307 312 390 520 614 624 780 921 1,040 1,228 1,535 1,560 1,842 2,456 3,070 3,120 3,684 3,991 4,605 4,912 6,140 7,368 7,982 9,210 11,973 12,280 14,736 15,964 18,420 19,955 23,946 24,560 31,928 36,840 39,910 47,892 59,865 63,856 73,680 79,820 95,784 119,730 159,640 191,568 239,460 319,280 478,920 and 957,840, with no remainder.

Since 957,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 957,840, 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).