Q: Is 988,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 988,320 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 988,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 29 30 32 40 48 58 60 71 80 87 96 116 120 142 145 160 174 213 232 240 284 290 348 355 426 435 464 480 568 580 696 710 852 870 928 1,065 1,136 1,160 1,392 1,420 1,704 1,740 2,059 2,130 2,272 2,320 2,784 2,840 3,408 3,480 4,118 4,260 4,640 5,680 6,177 6,816 6,960 8,236 8,520 10,295 11,360 12,354 13,920 16,472 17,040 20,590 24,708 30,885 32,944 34,080 41,180 49,416 61,770 65,888 82,360 98,832 123,540 164,720 197,664 247,080 329,440 494,160 and 988,320, with no remainder.

Since 988,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 988,320, 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).