Q: Is 967,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 967,440 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 967,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 29 30 40 48 58 60 80 87 116 120 139 145 174 232 240 278 290 348 417 435 464 556 580 695 696 834 870 1,112 1,160 1,390 1,392 1,668 1,740 2,085 2,224 2,320 2,780 3,336 3,480 4,031 4,170 5,560 6,672 6,960 8,062 8,340 11,120 12,093 16,124 16,680 20,155 24,186 32,248 33,360 40,310 48,372 60,465 64,496 80,620 96,744 120,930 161,240 193,488 241,860 322,480 483,720 and 967,440, with no remainder.

Since 967,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 967,440, 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).