Q: Is 959,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 959,560 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 959,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 23 28 35 40 46 56 70 92 115 140 149 161 184 230 280 298 322 460 596 644 745 805 920 1,043 1,192 1,288 1,490 1,610 2,086 2,980 3,220 3,427 4,172 5,215 5,960 6,440 6,854 8,344 10,430 13,708 17,135 20,860 23,989 27,416 34,270 41,720 47,978 68,540 95,956 119,945 137,080 191,912 239,890 479,780 and 959,560, with no remainder.

Since 959,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 959,560, 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).