Q: Is 982,620 a Composite Number?

Why is 982,620 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 982,620 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 53 60 90 103 106 159 180 206 212 265 309 318 412 477 515 530 618 636 795 927 954 1,030 1,060 1,236 1,545 1,590 1,854 1,908 2,060 2,385 3,090 3,180 3,708 4,635 4,770 5,459 6,180 9,270 9,540 10,918 16,377 18,540 21,836 27,295 32,754 49,131 54,590 65,508 81,885 98,262 109,180 163,770 196,524 245,655 327,540 491,310 and 982,620, with no remainder.

Since 982,620 cannot be divided by just 1 and 982,620, 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).