Q: Is 992,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 992,000 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 992,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 31 32 40 50 62 64 80 100 124 125 128 155 160 200 248 250 256 310 320 400 496 500 620 640 775 800 992 1,000 1,240 1,280 1,550 1,600 1,984 2,000 2,480 3,100 3,200 3,875 3,968 4,000 4,960 6,200 6,400 7,750 7,936 8,000 9,920 12,400 15,500 16,000 19,840 24,800 31,000 32,000 39,680 49,600 62,000 99,200 124,000 198,400 248,000 496,000 and 992,000, with no remainder.

Since 992,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 992,000, 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).