Q: Is 968,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 968,000 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 968,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 25 32 40 44 50 55 64 80 88 100 110 121 125 160 176 200 220 242 250 275 320 352 400 440 484 500 550 605 704 800 880 968 1,000 1,100 1,210 1,375 1,600 1,760 1,936 2,000 2,200 2,420 2,750 3,025 3,520 3,872 4,000 4,400 4,840 5,500 6,050 7,744 8,000 8,800 9,680 11,000 12,100 15,125 17,600 19,360 22,000 24,200 30,250 38,720 44,000 48,400 60,500 88,000 96,800 121,000 193,600 242,000 484,000 and 968,000, with no remainder.

Since 968,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 968,000, 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).