Q: Is 816,912 a Composite Number?

Why is 816,912 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 816,912 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 31 36 48 54 61 62 72 93 108 122 124 144 183 186 216 244 248 279 366 372 432 488 496 549 558 732 744 837 976 1,098 1,116 1,464 1,488 1,647 1,674 1,891 2,196 2,232 2,928 3,294 3,348 3,782 4,392 4,464 5,673 6,588 6,696 7,564 8,784 11,346 13,176 13,392 15,128 17,019 22,692 26,352 30,256 34,038 45,384 51,057 68,076 90,768 102,114 136,152 204,228 272,304 408,456 and 816,912, with no remainder.

Since 816,912 cannot be divided by just 1 and 816,912, 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).