Q: Is 960,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 960,000 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 960,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 64 75 80 96 100 120 125 128 150 160 192 200 240 250 256 300 320 375 384 400 480 500 512 600 625 640 750 768 800 960 1,000 1,200 1,250 1,280 1,500 1,536 1,600 1,875 1,920 2,000 2,400 2,500 2,560 3,000 3,200 3,750 3,840 4,000 4,800 5,000 6,000 6,400 7,500 7,680 8,000 9,600 10,000 12,000 12,800 15,000 16,000 19,200 20,000 24,000 30,000 32,000 38,400 40,000 48,000 60,000 64,000 80,000 96,000 120,000 160,000 192,000 240,000 320,000 480,000 and 960,000, with no remainder.

Since 960,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 960,000, 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).