Q: Is 988,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 988,400 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 988,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 80 100 112 140 175 200 280 350 353 400 560 700 706 1,400 1,412 1,765 2,471 2,800 2,824 3,530 4,942 5,648 7,060 8,825 9,884 12,355 14,120 17,650 19,768 24,710 28,240 35,300 39,536 49,420 61,775 70,600 98,840 123,550 141,200 197,680 247,100 494,200 and 988,400, with no remainder.

Since 988,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 988,400, 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).