Q: Is 825,396 a Composite Number?

Why is 825,396 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 825,396 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 13 22 26 33 37 39 44 52 66 74 78 111 132 143 148 156 169 222 286 338 407 429 444 481 507 572 676 814 858 962 1,014 1,221 1,443 1,628 1,716 1,859 1,924 2,028 2,442 2,886 3,718 4,884 5,291 5,577 5,772 6,253 7,436 10,582 11,154 12,506 15,873 18,759 21,164 22,308 25,012 31,746 37,518 63,492 68,783 75,036 137,566 206,349 275,132 412,698 and 825,396, with no remainder.

Since 825,396 cannot be divided by just 1 and 825,396, 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).