Q: Is 999,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 999,680 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 999,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 32 40 44 55 64 71 80 88 110 128 142 160 176 220 256 284 320 352 355 440 568 640 704 710 781 880 1,136 1,280 1,408 1,420 1,562 1,760 2,272 2,816 2,840 3,124 3,520 3,905 4,544 5,680 6,248 7,040 7,810 9,088 11,360 12,496 14,080 15,620 18,176 22,720 24,992 31,240 45,440 49,984 62,480 90,880 99,968 124,960 199,936 249,920 499,840 and 999,680, with no remainder.

Since 999,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 999,680, 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).