Q: Is 960,498 a Composite Number?

Why is 960,498 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 960,498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 14 18 21 22 27 33 42 49 54 63 66 77 81 98 99 121 126 147 154 162 189 198 231 242 294 297 363 378 441 462 539 567 594 693 726 847 882 891 1,078 1,089 1,134 1,323 1,386 1,617 1,694 1,782 2,079 2,178 2,541 2,646 3,234 3,267 3,969 4,158 4,851 5,082 5,929 6,237 6,534 7,623 7,938 9,702 9,801 11,858 12,474 14,553 15,246 17,787 19,602 22,869 29,106 35,574 43,659 45,738 53,361 68,607 87,318 106,722 137,214 160,083 320,166 480,249 and 960,498, with no remainder.

Since 960,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 960,498, 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).