Q: Is 962,160 a Composite Number?

Why is 962,160 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 962,160 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 19 20 24 30 38 40 48 57 60 76 80 95 114 120 152 190 211 228 240 285 304 380 422 456 570 633 760 844 912 1,055 1,140 1,266 1,520 1,688 2,110 2,280 2,532 3,165 3,376 4,009 4,220 4,560 5,064 6,330 8,018 8,440 10,128 12,027 12,660 16,036 16,880 20,045 24,054 25,320 32,072 40,090 48,108 50,640 60,135 64,144 80,180 96,216 120,270 160,360 192,432 240,540 320,720 481,080 and 962,160, with no remainder.

Since 962,160 cannot be divided by just 1 and 962,160, 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).