Q: Is 984,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 984,720 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 984,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 20 22 24 30 33 40 44 48 55 60 66 80 88 110 120 132 165 176 220 240 264 330 373 440 528 660 746 880 1,119 1,320 1,492 1,865 2,238 2,640 2,984 3,730 4,103 4,476 5,595 5,968 7,460 8,206 8,952 11,190 12,309 14,920 16,412 17,904 20,515 22,380 24,618 29,840 32,824 41,030 44,760 49,236 61,545 65,648 82,060 89,520 98,472 123,090 164,120 196,944 246,180 328,240 492,360 and 984,720, with no remainder.

Since 984,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 984,720, 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).