Q: Is 987,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 987,280 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 987,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 40 41 43 56 70 80 82 86 112 140 164 172 205 215 280 287 301 328 344 410 430 560 574 602 656 688 820 860 1,148 1,204 1,435 1,505 1,640 1,720 1,763 2,296 2,408 2,870 3,010 3,280 3,440 3,526 4,592 4,816 5,740 6,020 7,052 8,815 11,480 12,040 12,341 14,104 17,630 22,960 24,080 24,682 28,208 35,260 49,364 61,705 70,520 98,728 123,410 141,040 197,456 246,820 493,640 and 987,280, with no remainder.

Since 987,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,280, 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).