Q: Is 823,446 a Composite Number?

Why is 823,446 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 823,446 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 17 18 23 26 27 34 39 46 51 54 69 78 81 102 117 138 153 162 207 221 234 299 306 351 391 414 442 459 598 621 663 702 782 897 918 1,053 1,173 1,242 1,326 1,377 1,794 1,863 1,989 2,106 2,346 2,691 2,754 3,519 3,726 3,978 5,083 5,382 5,967 7,038 8,073 10,166 10,557 11,934 15,249 16,146 17,901 21,114 24,219 30,498 31,671 35,802 45,747 48,438 63,342 91,494 137,241 274,482 411,723 and 823,446, with no remainder.

Since 823,446 cannot be divided by just 1 and 823,446, 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).