Q: Is 802,368 a Composite Number?

Why is 802,368 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 802,368 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 64 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 192 199 224 252 288 336 398 448 504 576 597 672 796 1,008 1,194 1,344 1,393 1,592 1,791 2,016 2,388 2,786 3,184 3,582 4,032 4,179 4,776 5,572 6,368 7,164 8,358 9,552 11,144 12,537 12,736 14,328 16,716 19,104 22,288 25,074 28,656 33,432 38,208 44,576 50,148 57,312 66,864 89,152 100,296 114,624 133,728 200,592 267,456 401,184 and 802,368, with no remainder.

Since 802,368 cannot be divided by just 1 and 802,368, 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).