Q: Is 993,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 993,720 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 993,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 15 20 21 24 26 28 30 35 39 40 42 49 52 56 60 65 70 78 84 91 98 104 105 120 130 140 147 156 168 169 182 195 196 210 245 260 273 280 294 312 338 364 390 392 420 455 490 507 520 546 588 637 676 728 735 780 840 845 910 980 1,014 1,092 1,176 1,183 1,274 1,352 1,365 1,470 1,560 1,690 1,820 1,911 1,960 2,028 2,184 2,366 2,535 2,548 2,730 2,940 3,185 3,380 3,549 3,640 3,822 4,056 4,732 5,070 5,096 5,460 5,880 5,915 6,370 6,760 7,098 7,644 8,281 9,464 9,555 10,140 10,920 11,830 12,740 14,196 15,288 16,562 17,745 19,110 20,280 23,660 24,843 25,480 28,392 33,124 35,490 38,220 41,405 47,320 49,686 66,248 70,980 76,440 82,810 99,372 124,215 141,960 165,620 198,744 248,430 331,240 496,860 and 993,720, with no remainder.

Since 993,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 993,720, 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).