Q: Is 996,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 996,840 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 996,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 24 26 27 30 36 39 40 45 52 54 60 65 71 72 78 90 104 108 117 120 130 135 142 156 180 195 213 216 234 260 270 284 312 351 355 360 390 426 468 520 540 568 585 639 702 710 780 852 923 936 1,065 1,080 1,170 1,278 1,404 1,420 1,560 1,704 1,755 1,846 1,917 2,130 2,340 2,556 2,769 2,808 2,840 3,195 3,510 3,692 3,834 4,260 4,615 4,680 5,112 5,538 6,390 7,020 7,384 7,668 8,307 8,520 9,230 9,585 11,076 12,780 13,845 14,040 15,336 16,614 18,460 19,170 22,152 24,921 25,560 27,690 33,228 36,920 38,340 41,535 49,842 55,380 66,456 76,680 83,070 99,684 110,760 124,605 166,140 199,368 249,210 332,280 498,420 and 996,840, with no remainder.

Since 996,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 996,840, 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).