Q: Is 992,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 992,640 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 992,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 20 22 24 30 32 33 40 44 47 48 55 60 64 66 80 88 94 96 110 120 128 132 141 160 165 176 188 192 220 235 240 264 282 320 330 352 376 384 440 470 480 517 528 564 640 660 704 705 752 880 940 960 1,034 1,056 1,128 1,320 1,408 1,410 1,504 1,551 1,760 1,880 1,920 2,068 2,112 2,256 2,585 2,640 2,820 3,008 3,102 3,520 3,760 4,136 4,224 4,512 5,170 5,280 5,640 6,016 6,204 7,040 7,520 7,755 8,272 9,024 10,340 10,560 11,280 12,408 15,040 15,510 16,544 18,048 20,680 21,120 22,560 24,816 30,080 31,020 33,088 41,360 45,120 49,632 62,040 66,176 82,720 90,240 99,264 124,080 165,440 198,528 248,160 330,880 496,320 and 992,640, with no remainder.

Since 992,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 992,640, 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).