Q: Is 996,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 996,960 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 996,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 31 32 40 48 60 62 67 80 93 96 120 124 134 155 160 186 201 240 248 268 310 335 372 402 465 480 496 536 620 670 744 804 930 992 1,005 1,072 1,240 1,340 1,488 1,608 1,860 2,010 2,077 2,144 2,480 2,680 2,976 3,216 3,720 4,020 4,154 4,960 5,360 6,231 6,432 7,440 8,040 8,308 10,385 10,720 12,462 14,880 16,080 16,616 20,770 24,924 31,155 32,160 33,232 41,540 49,848 62,310 66,464 83,080 99,696 124,620 166,160 199,392 249,240 332,320 498,480 and 996,960, with no remainder.

Since 996,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 996,960, 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).