Q: Is 965,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 965,600 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 965,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 25 32 34 40 50 68 71 80 85 100 136 142 160 170 200 272 284 340 355 400 425 544 568 680 710 800 850 1,136 1,207 1,360 1,420 1,700 1,775 2,272 2,414 2,720 2,840 3,400 3,550 4,828 5,680 6,035 6,800 7,100 9,656 11,360 12,070 13,600 14,200 19,312 24,140 28,400 30,175 38,624 48,280 56,800 60,350 96,560 120,700 193,120 241,400 482,800 and 965,600, with no remainder.

Since 965,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 965,600, 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).