Q: Is 996,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 996,480 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 996,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 64 72 80 90 96 120 128 144 160 173 180 192 240 288 320 346 360 384 480 519 576 640 692 720 865 960 1,038 1,152 1,384 1,440 1,557 1,730 1,920 2,076 2,595 2,768 2,880 3,114 3,460 4,152 5,190 5,536 5,760 6,228 6,920 7,785 8,304 10,380 11,072 12,456 13,840 15,570 16,608 20,760 22,144 24,912 27,680 31,140 33,216 41,520 49,824 55,360 62,280 66,432 83,040 99,648 110,720 124,560 166,080 199,296 249,120 332,160 498,240 and 996,480, with no remainder.

Since 996,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 996,480, 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).