Q: Is 992,160 a Composite Number?

Why is 992,160 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 992,160 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 20 24 26 30 32 36 39 40 45 48 52 53 60 65 72 78 80 90 96 104 106 117 120 130 144 156 159 160 180 195 208 212 234 240 260 265 288 312 318 360 390 416 424 468 477 480 520 530 585 624 636 689 720 780 795 848 936 954 1,040 1,060 1,170 1,248 1,272 1,378 1,440 1,560 1,590 1,696 1,872 1,908 2,067 2,080 2,120 2,340 2,385 2,544 2,756 3,120 3,180 3,445 3,744 3,816 4,134 4,240 4,680 4,770 5,088 5,512 6,201 6,240 6,360 6,890 7,632 8,268 8,480 9,360 9,540 10,335 11,024 12,402 12,720 13,780 15,264 16,536 18,720 19,080 20,670 22,048 24,804 25,440 27,560 31,005 33,072 38,160 41,340 49,608 55,120 62,010 66,144 76,320 82,680 99,216 110,240 124,020 165,360 198,432 248,040 330,720 496,080 and 992,160, with no remainder.

Since 992,160 cannot be divided by just 1 and 992,160, 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).