Q: Is 995,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 995,520 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 995,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 20 24 30 32 34 40 48 51 60 61 64 68 80 85 96 102 120 122 136 160 170 183 192 204 240 244 255 272 305 320 340 366 408 480 488 510 544 610 680 732 816 915 960 976 1,020 1,037 1,088 1,220 1,360 1,464 1,632 1,830 1,952 2,040 2,074 2,440 2,720 2,928 3,111 3,264 3,660 3,904 4,080 4,148 4,880 5,185 5,440 5,856 6,222 7,320 8,160 8,296 9,760 10,370 11,712 12,444 14,640 15,555 16,320 16,592 19,520 20,740 24,888 29,280 31,110 33,184 41,480 49,776 58,560 62,220 66,368 82,960 99,552 124,440 165,920 199,104 248,880 331,840 497,760 and 995,520, with no remainder.

Since 995,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 995,520, 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).