Q: Is 995,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 995,280 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 995,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 13 15 16 20 22 24 26 29 30 33 39 40 44 48 52 55 58 60 65 66 78 80 87 88 104 110 116 120 130 132 143 145 156 165 174 176 195 208 220 232 240 260 264 286 290 312 319 330 348 377 390 429 435 440 464 520 528 572 580 624 638 660 696 715 754 780 858 870 880 957 1,040 1,131 1,144 1,160 1,276 1,320 1,392 1,430 1,508 1,560 1,595 1,716 1,740 1,885 1,914 2,145 2,262 2,288 2,320 2,552 2,640 2,860 3,016 3,120 3,190 3,432 3,480 3,770 3,828 4,147 4,290 4,524 4,785 5,104 5,655 5,720 6,032 6,380 6,864 6,960 7,540 7,656 8,294 8,580 9,048 9,570 11,310 11,440 12,441 12,760 15,080 15,312 16,588 17,160 18,096 19,140 20,735 22,620 24,882 25,520 30,160 33,176 34,320 38,280 41,470 45,240 49,764 62,205 66,352 76,560 82,940 90,480 99,528 124,410 165,880 199,056 248,820 331,760 497,640 and 995,280, with no remainder.

Since 995,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 995,280, 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).