Q: Is 803,556 a Composite Number?

Why is 803,556 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 803,556 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 17 18 26 34 36 39 51 52 68 78 101 102 117 153 156 202 204 221 234 303 306 404 442 468 606 612 663 884 909 1,212 1,313 1,326 1,717 1,818 1,989 2,626 2,652 3,434 3,636 3,939 3,978 5,151 5,252 6,868 7,878 7,956 10,302 11,817 15,453 15,756 20,604 22,321 23,634 30,906 44,642 47,268 61,812 66,963 89,284 133,926 200,889 267,852 401,778 and 803,556, with no remainder.

Since 803,556 cannot be divided by just 1 and 803,556, 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).