Q: Is 976,860 a Composite Number?

Why is 976,860 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 976,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 36 45 54 60 67 81 90 108 134 135 162 180 201 243 268 270 324 335 402 405 486 540 603 670 729 804 810 972 1,005 1,206 1,215 1,340 1,458 1,620 1,809 2,010 2,412 2,430 2,916 3,015 3,618 3,645 4,020 4,860 5,427 6,030 7,236 7,290 9,045 10,854 12,060 14,580 16,281 18,090 21,708 27,135 32,562 36,180 48,843 54,270 65,124 81,405 97,686 108,540 162,810 195,372 244,215 325,620 488,430 and 976,860, with no remainder.

Since 976,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 976,860, 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).