Q: Is 985,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 985,680 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 985,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 37 40 45 48 60 72 74 80 90 111 120 144 148 180 185 222 240 296 333 360 370 444 555 592 666 720 740 888 1,110 1,332 1,369 1,480 1,665 1,776 2,220 2,664 2,738 2,960 3,330 4,107 4,440 5,328 5,476 6,660 6,845 8,214 8,880 10,952 12,321 13,320 13,690 16,428 20,535 21,904 24,642 26,640 27,380 32,856 41,070 49,284 54,760 61,605 65,712 82,140 98,568 109,520 123,210 164,280 197,136 246,420 328,560 492,840 and 985,680, with no remainder.

Since 985,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 985,680, 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).