Q: Is 986,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 986,040 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 986,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 24 27 30 33 36 40 44 45 54 55 60 66 72 83 88 90 99 108 110 120 132 135 165 166 180 198 216 220 249 264 270 297 330 332 360 396 415 440 495 498 540 594 660 664 747 792 830 913 990 996 1,080 1,188 1,245 1,320 1,485 1,494 1,660 1,826 1,980 1,992 2,241 2,376 2,490 2,739 2,970 2,988 3,320 3,652 3,735 3,960 4,482 4,565 4,980 5,478 5,940 5,976 7,304 7,470 8,217 8,964 9,130 9,960 10,956 11,205 11,880 13,695 14,940 16,434 17,928 18,260 21,912 22,410 24,651 27,390 29,880 32,868 36,520 41,085 44,820 49,302 54,780 65,736 82,170 89,640 98,604 109,560 123,255 164,340 197,208 246,510 328,680 493,020 and 986,040, with no remainder.

Since 986,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 986,040, 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).