Q: Is 996,870 a Composite Number?

Why is 996,870 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 996,870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 30 35 42 47 70 94 101 105 141 202 210 235 282 303 329 470 505 606 658 705 707 987 1,010 1,410 1,414 1,515 1,645 1,974 2,121 3,030 3,290 3,535 4,242 4,747 4,935 7,070 9,494 9,870 10,605 14,241 21,210 23,735 28,482 33,229 47,470 66,458 71,205 99,687 142,410 166,145 199,374 332,290 498,435 and 996,870, with no remainder.

Since 996,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 996,870, 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).