Q: Is 960,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 960,840 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 960,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 24 30 34 36 40 45 51 60 68 72 85 90 102 120 136 153 157 170 180 204 255 306 314 340 360 408 471 510 612 628 680 765 785 942 1,020 1,224 1,256 1,413 1,530 1,570 1,884 2,040 2,355 2,669 2,826 3,060 3,140 3,768 4,710 5,338 5,652 6,120 6,280 7,065 8,007 9,420 10,676 11,304 13,345 14,130 16,014 18,840 21,352 24,021 26,690 28,260 32,028 40,035 48,042 53,380 56,520 64,056 80,070 96,084 106,760 120,105 160,140 192,168 240,210 320,280 480,420 and 960,840, with no remainder.

Since 960,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 960,840, 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).