Q: Is 826,956 a Composite Number?

Why is 826,956 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 826,956 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 19 26 27 31 36 38 39 52 54 57 62 76 78 93 108 114 117 124 156 171 186 228 234 247 279 342 351 372 403 468 494 513 558 589 684 702 741 806 837 988 1,026 1,116 1,178 1,209 1,404 1,482 1,612 1,674 1,767 2,052 2,223 2,356 2,418 2,964 3,348 3,534 3,627 4,446 4,836 5,301 6,669 7,068 7,254 7,657 8,892 10,602 10,881 13,338 14,508 15,314 15,903 21,204 21,762 22,971 26,676 30,628 31,806 43,524 45,942 63,612 68,913 91,884 137,826 206,739 275,652 413,478 and 826,956, with no remainder.

Since 826,956 cannot be divided by just 1 and 826,956, 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).