Q: Is 998,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 998,760 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 998,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 29 30 35 40 41 42 56 58 60 70 82 84 87 105 116 120 123 140 145 164 168 174 203 205 210 232 246 280 287 290 328 348 406 410 420 435 492 574 580 609 615 696 812 820 840 861 870 984 1,015 1,148 1,160 1,189 1,218 1,230 1,435 1,624 1,640 1,722 1,740 2,030 2,296 2,378 2,436 2,460 2,870 3,045 3,444 3,480 3,567 4,060 4,305 4,756 4,872 4,920 5,740 5,945 6,090 6,888 7,134 8,120 8,323 8,610 9,512 11,480 11,890 12,180 14,268 16,646 17,220 17,835 23,780 24,360 24,969 28,536 33,292 34,440 35,670 41,615 47,560 49,938 66,584 71,340 83,230 99,876 124,845 142,680 166,460 199,752 249,690 332,920 499,380 and 998,760, with no remainder.

Since 998,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 998,760, 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).