Q: Is 971,460 a Composite Number?

Why is 971,460 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 971,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 27 28 30 35 36 42 45 54 60 63 70 84 90 105 108 126 135 140 180 189 210 252 257 270 315 378 420 514 540 630 756 771 945 1,028 1,260 1,285 1,542 1,799 1,890 2,313 2,570 3,084 3,598 3,780 3,855 4,626 5,140 5,397 6,939 7,196 7,710 8,995 9,252 10,794 11,565 13,878 15,420 16,191 17,990 21,588 23,130 26,985 27,756 32,382 34,695 35,980 46,260 48,573 53,970 64,764 69,390 80,955 97,146 107,940 138,780 161,910 194,292 242,865 323,820 485,730 and 971,460, with no remainder.

Since 971,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 971,460, 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).