Q: Is 980,352 a Composite Number?

Why is 980,352 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 980,352 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 23 24 32 36 37 46 48 64 69 72 74 92 96 111 128 138 144 148 184 192 207 222 276 288 296 333 368 384 414 444 552 576 592 666 736 828 851 888 1,104 1,152 1,184 1,332 1,472 1,656 1,702 1,776 2,208 2,368 2,553 2,664 2,944 3,312 3,404 3,552 4,416 4,736 5,106 5,328 6,624 6,808 7,104 7,659 8,832 10,212 10,656 13,248 13,616 14,208 15,318 20,424 21,312 26,496 27,232 30,636 40,848 42,624 54,464 61,272 81,696 108,928 122,544 163,392 245,088 326,784 490,176 and 980,352, with no remainder.

Since 980,352 cannot be divided by just 1 and 980,352, 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).