Q: Is 828,828 a Composite Number?

Why is 828,828 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 828,828 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 11 12 13 14 18 21 22 23 26 28 33 36 39 42 44 46 52 63 66 69 77 78 84 91 92 99 117 126 132 138 143 154 156 161 182 198 207 231 234 252 253 273 276 286 299 308 322 364 396 414 429 462 468 483 506 546 572 598 644 693 759 819 828 858 897 924 966 1,001 1,012 1,092 1,196 1,287 1,386 1,449 1,518 1,638 1,716 1,771 1,794 1,932 2,002 2,093 2,277 2,574 2,691 2,772 2,898 3,003 3,036 3,276 3,289 3,542 3,588 4,004 4,186 4,554 5,148 5,313 5,382 5,796 6,006 6,279 6,578 7,084 8,372 9,009 9,108 9,867 10,626 10,764 12,012 12,558 13,156 15,939 18,018 18,837 19,734 21,252 23,023 25,116 29,601 31,878 36,036 37,674 39,468 46,046 59,202 63,756 69,069 75,348 92,092 118,404 138,138 207,207 276,276 414,414 and 828,828, with no remainder.

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