Q: Is 973,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 973,560 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 973,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 19 20 21 24 28 30 35 38 40 42 56 57 60 61 70 76 84 95 105 114 120 122 133 140 152 168 183 190 210 228 244 266 280 285 305 366 380 399 420 427 456 488 532 570 610 665 732 760 798 840 854 915 1,064 1,140 1,159 1,220 1,281 1,330 1,464 1,596 1,708 1,830 1,995 2,135 2,280 2,318 2,440 2,562 2,660 3,192 3,416 3,477 3,660 3,990 4,270 4,636 5,124 5,320 5,795 6,405 6,954 7,320 7,980 8,113 8,540 9,272 10,248 11,590 12,810 13,908 15,960 16,226 17,080 17,385 23,180 24,339 25,620 27,816 32,452 34,770 40,565 46,360 48,678 51,240 64,904 69,540 81,130 97,356 121,695 139,080 162,260 194,712 243,390 324,520 486,780 and 973,560, with no remainder.

Since 973,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 973,560, 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).