Q: Is 994,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 994,680 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 994,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 81 90 108 120 135 162 180 216 270 307 324 360 405 540 614 648 810 921 1,080 1,228 1,535 1,620 1,842 2,456 2,763 3,070 3,240 3,684 4,605 5,526 6,140 7,368 8,289 9,210 11,052 12,280 13,815 16,578 18,420 22,104 24,867 27,630 33,156 36,840 41,445 49,734 55,260 66,312 82,890 99,468 110,520 124,335 165,780 198,936 248,670 331,560 497,340 and 994,680, with no remainder.

Since 994,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 994,680, 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).