Q: Is 829,056 a Composite Number?

Why is 829,056 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 829,056 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 17 24 32 34 48 51 64 68 96 102 127 128 136 192 204 254 272 381 384 408 508 544 762 816 1,016 1,088 1,524 1,632 2,032 2,159 2,176 3,048 3,264 4,064 4,318 6,096 6,477 6,528 8,128 8,636 12,192 12,954 16,256 17,272 24,384 25,908 34,544 48,768 51,816 69,088 103,632 138,176 207,264 276,352 414,528 and 829,056, with no remainder.

Since 829,056 cannot be divided by just 1 and 829,056, 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).