Q: Is 988,380 a Composite Number?

Why is 988,380 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 988,380 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 17 18 19 20 30 34 36 38 45 51 57 60 68 76 85 90 95 102 114 153 170 171 180 190 204 228 255 285 289 306 323 340 342 380 510 570 578 612 646 684 765 855 867 969 1,020 1,140 1,156 1,292 1,445 1,530 1,615 1,710 1,734 1,938 2,601 2,890 2,907 3,060 3,230 3,420 3,468 3,876 4,335 4,845 5,202 5,491 5,780 5,814 6,460 8,670 9,690 10,404 10,982 11,628 13,005 14,535 16,473 17,340 19,380 21,964 26,010 27,455 29,070 32,946 49,419 52,020 54,910 58,140 65,892 82,365 98,838 109,820 164,730 197,676 247,095 329,460 494,190 and 988,380, with no remainder.

Since 988,380 cannot be divided by just 1 and 988,380, 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).