Q: Is 982,940 a Composite Number?

Why is 982,940 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 982,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 17 20 28 34 35 49 59 68 70 85 98 118 119 140 170 196 236 238 245 295 340 413 476 490 590 595 826 833 980 1,003 1,180 1,190 1,652 1,666 2,006 2,065 2,380 2,891 3,332 4,012 4,130 4,165 5,015 5,782 7,021 8,260 8,330 10,030 11,564 14,042 14,455 16,660 20,060 28,084 28,910 35,105 49,147 57,820 70,210 98,294 140,420 196,588 245,735 491,470 and 982,940, with no remainder.

Since 982,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 982,940, 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).