Q: Is 964,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 964,600 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 964,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 13 14 20 25 26 28 35 40 50 52 53 56 65 70 91 100 104 106 130 140 175 182 200 212 260 265 280 325 350 364 371 424 455 520 530 650 689 700 728 742 910 1,060 1,300 1,325 1,378 1,400 1,484 1,820 1,855 2,120 2,275 2,600 2,650 2,756 2,968 3,445 3,640 3,710 4,550 4,823 5,300 5,512 6,890 7,420 9,100 9,275 9,646 10,600 13,780 14,840 17,225 18,200 18,550 19,292 24,115 27,560 34,450 37,100 38,584 48,230 68,900 74,200 96,460 120,575 137,800 192,920 241,150 482,300 and 964,600, with no remainder.

Since 964,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 964,600, 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).