Q: Is 976,140 a Composite Number?

Why is 976,140 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 976,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 17 18 20 22 29 30 33 34 36 44 45 51 55 58 60 66 68 85 87 90 99 102 110 116 132 145 153 165 170 174 180 187 198 204 220 255 261 290 306 319 330 340 348 374 396 435 493 495 510 522 561 580 612 638 660 748 765 870 935 957 986 990 1,020 1,044 1,122 1,276 1,305 1,479 1,530 1,595 1,683 1,740 1,870 1,914 1,972 1,980 2,244 2,465 2,610 2,805 2,871 2,958 3,060 3,190 3,366 3,740 3,828 4,437 4,785 4,930 5,220 5,423 5,610 5,742 5,916 6,380 6,732 7,395 8,415 8,874 9,570 9,860 10,846 11,220 11,484 14,355 14,790 16,269 16,830 17,748 19,140 21,692 22,185 27,115 28,710 29,580 32,538 33,660 44,370 48,807 54,230 57,420 65,076 81,345 88,740 97,614 108,460 162,690 195,228 244,035 325,380 488,070 and 976,140, with no remainder.

Since 976,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 976,140, 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).