Q: Is 969,570 a Composite Number?

Why is 969,570 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 969,570 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 19 21 27 30 35 38 42 45 54 57 63 70 81 90 95 105 114 126 133 135 162 171 189 190 210 243 266 270 285 315 342 378 399 405 486 513 567 570 630 665 729 798 810 855 945 1,026 1,134 1,197 1,215 1,330 1,458 1,539 1,701 1,710 1,890 1,995 2,394 2,430 2,565 2,835 3,078 3,402 3,591 3,645 3,990 4,617 5,103 5,130 5,670 5,985 7,182 7,290 7,695 8,505 9,234 10,206 10,773 11,970 13,851 15,390 17,010 17,955 21,546 23,085 25,515 27,702 32,319 35,910 46,170 51,030 53,865 64,638 69,255 96,957 107,730 138,510 161,595 193,914 323,190 484,785 and 969,570, with no remainder.

Since 969,570 cannot be divided by just 1 and 969,570, 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).