Q: Is 997,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 997,600 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 997,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 29 32 40 43 50 58 80 86 100 116 145 160 172 200 215 232 290 344 400 430 464 580 688 725 800 860 928 1,075 1,160 1,247 1,376 1,450 1,720 2,150 2,320 2,494 2,900 3,440 4,300 4,640 4,988 5,800 6,235 6,880 8,600 9,976 11,600 12,470 17,200 19,952 23,200 24,940 31,175 34,400 39,904 49,880 62,350 99,760 124,700 199,520 249,400 498,800 and 997,600, with no remainder.

Since 997,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 997,600, 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).