Q: Is 828,672 a Composite Number?

Why is 828,672 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 828,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 32 39 48 52 64 78 83 96 104 128 156 166 192 208 249 256 312 332 384 416 498 624 664 768 832 996 1,079 1,248 1,328 1,664 1,992 2,158 2,496 2,656 3,237 3,328 3,984 4,316 4,992 5,312 6,474 7,968 8,632 9,984 10,624 12,948 15,936 17,264 21,248 25,896 31,872 34,528 51,792 63,744 69,056 103,584 138,112 207,168 276,224 414,336 and 828,672, with no remainder.

Since 828,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 828,672, 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).