Q: Is 966,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 966,280 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 966,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 17 20 28 29 34 35 40 49 56 58 68 70 85 98 116 119 136 140 145 170 196 203 232 238 245 280 290 340 392 406 476 490 493 580 595 680 812 833 952 980 986 1,015 1,160 1,190 1,421 1,624 1,666 1,960 1,972 2,030 2,380 2,465 2,842 3,332 3,451 3,944 4,060 4,165 4,760 4,930 5,684 6,664 6,902 7,105 8,120 8,330 9,860 11,368 13,804 14,210 16,660 17,255 19,720 24,157 27,608 28,420 33,320 34,510 48,314 56,840 69,020 96,628 120,785 138,040 193,256 241,570 483,140 and 966,280, with no remainder.

Since 966,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 966,280, 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).