Q: Is 973,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 973,280 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 973,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 16 20 22 28 32 35 40 44 55 56 70 77 79 80 88 110 112 140 154 158 160 176 220 224 280 308 316 352 385 395 440 553 560 616 632 770 790 869 880 1,106 1,120 1,232 1,264 1,540 1,580 1,738 1,760 2,212 2,464 2,528 2,765 3,080 3,160 3,476 4,345 4,424 5,530 6,083 6,160 6,320 6,952 8,690 8,848 11,060 12,166 12,320 12,640 13,904 17,380 17,696 22,120 24,332 27,808 30,415 34,760 44,240 48,664 60,830 69,520 88,480 97,328 121,660 139,040 194,656 243,320 486,640 and 973,280, with no remainder.

Since 973,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 973,280, 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).