Q: Is 960,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 960,400 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 960,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 49 50 56 70 80 98 100 112 140 175 196 200 245 280 343 350 392 400 490 560 686 700 784 980 1,225 1,372 1,400 1,715 1,960 2,401 2,450 2,744 2,800 3,430 3,920 4,802 4,900 5,488 6,860 8,575 9,604 9,800 12,005 13,720 17,150 19,208 19,600 24,010 27,440 34,300 38,416 48,020 60,025 68,600 96,040 120,050 137,200 192,080 240,100 480,200 and 960,400, with no remainder.

Since 960,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 960,400, 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).