Q: Is 802,872 a Composite Number?

Why is 802,872 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 802,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 54 56 59 63 72 81 84 108 118 126 162 168 177 189 216 236 243 252 324 354 378 413 472 486 504 531 567 648 708 756 826 972 1,062 1,134 1,239 1,416 1,512 1,593 1,652 1,701 1,944 2,124 2,268 2,478 3,186 3,304 3,402 3,717 4,248 4,536 4,779 4,956 6,372 6,804 7,434 9,558 9,912 11,151 12,744 13,608 14,337 14,868 19,116 22,302 28,674 29,736 33,453 38,232 44,604 57,348 66,906 89,208 100,359 114,696 133,812 200,718 267,624 401,436 and 802,872, with no remainder.

Since 802,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 802,872, 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).