Q: Is 823,608 a Composite Number?

Why is 823,608 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 823,608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 31 36 41 54 62 72 81 82 93 108 123 124 162 164 186 216 246 248 279 324 328 369 372 492 558 648 738 744 837 984 1,107 1,116 1,271 1,476 1,674 2,214 2,232 2,511 2,542 2,952 3,321 3,348 3,813 4,428 5,022 5,084 6,642 6,696 7,626 8,856 10,044 10,168 11,439 13,284 15,252 20,088 22,878 26,568 30,504 34,317 45,756 68,634 91,512 102,951 137,268 205,902 274,536 411,804 and 823,608, with no remainder.

Since 823,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 823,608, 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).