Q: Is 828,072 a Composite Number?

Why is 828,072 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 828,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 31 36 42 53 56 62 63 72 84 93 106 124 126 159 168 186 212 217 248 252 279 318 371 372 424 434 477 504 558 636 651 742 744 868 954 1,113 1,116 1,272 1,302 1,484 1,643 1,736 1,908 1,953 2,226 2,232 2,604 2,968 3,286 3,339 3,816 3,906 4,452 4,929 5,208 6,572 6,678 7,812 8,904 9,858 11,501 13,144 13,356 14,787 15,624 19,716 23,002 26,712 29,574 34,503 39,432 46,004 59,148 69,006 92,008 103,509 118,296 138,012 207,018 276,024 414,036 and 828,072, with no remainder.

Since 828,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 828,072, 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).