Q: Is 783,432 a Composite Number?

Why is 783,432 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 783,432 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 24 26 27 31 36 39 52 54 62 72 78 81 93 104 108 117 124 156 162 186 216 234 243 248 279 312 324 351 372 403 468 486 558 648 702 744 806 837 936 972 1,053 1,116 1,209 1,404 1,612 1,674 1,944 2,106 2,232 2,418 2,511 2,808 3,159 3,224 3,348 3,627 4,212 4,836 5,022 6,318 6,696 7,254 7,533 8,424 9,672 10,044 10,881 12,636 14,508 15,066 20,088 21,762 25,272 29,016 30,132 32,643 43,524 60,264 65,286 87,048 97,929 130,572 195,858 261,144 391,716 and 783,432, with no remainder.

Since 783,432 cannot be divided by just 1 and 783,432, 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).