Q: Is 968,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 968,880 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 968,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 20 22 24 30 33 40 44 48 55 60 66 80 88 110 120 132 165 176 220 240 264 330 367 440 528 660 734 880 1,101 1,320 1,468 1,835 2,202 2,640 2,936 3,670 4,037 4,404 5,505 5,872 7,340 8,074 8,808 11,010 12,111 14,680 16,148 17,616 20,185 22,020 24,222 29,360 32,296 40,370 44,040 48,444 60,555 64,592 80,740 88,080 96,888 121,110 161,480 193,776 242,220 322,960 484,440 and 968,880, with no remainder.

Since 968,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 968,880, 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).