Q: Is 965,304 a Composite Number?

Why is 965,304 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 965,304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 41 54 72 82 108 109 123 164 216 218 246 327 328 369 436 492 654 738 872 981 984 1,107 1,308 1,476 1,962 2,214 2,616 2,943 2,952 3,924 4,428 4,469 5,886 7,848 8,856 8,938 11,772 13,407 17,876 23,544 26,814 35,752 40,221 53,628 80,442 107,256 120,663 160,884 241,326 321,768 482,652 and 965,304, with no remainder.

Since 965,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 965,304, 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).