Q: Is 968,660 a Composite Number?

Why is 968,660 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 968,660 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 17 20 22 28 34 35 37 44 55 68 70 74 77 85 110 119 140 148 154 170 185 187 220 238 259 308 340 370 374 385 407 476 518 595 629 740 748 770 814 935 1,036 1,190 1,258 1,295 1,309 1,540 1,628 1,870 2,035 2,380 2,516 2,590 2,618 2,849 3,145 3,740 4,070 4,403 5,180 5,236 5,698 6,290 6,545 6,919 8,140 8,806 11,396 12,580 13,090 13,838 14,245 17,612 22,015 26,180 27,676 28,490 34,595 44,030 48,433 56,980 69,190 88,060 96,866 138,380 193,732 242,165 484,330 and 968,660, with no remainder.

Since 968,660 cannot be divided by just 1 and 968,660, 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).