Q: Is 831,402 a Composite Number?

Why is 831,402 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 831,402 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 13 17 18 19 22 26 33 34 38 39 51 57 66 78 99 102 114 117 143 153 171 187 198 209 221 234 247 286 306 323 342 374 418 429 442 494 561 627 646 663 741 858 969 1,122 1,254 1,287 1,326 1,482 1,683 1,881 1,938 1,989 2,223 2,431 2,574 2,717 2,907 3,366 3,553 3,762 3,978 4,199 4,446 4,862 5,434 5,814 7,106 7,293 8,151 8,398 10,659 12,597 14,586 16,302 21,318 21,879 24,453 25,194 31,977 37,791 43,758 46,189 48,906 63,954 75,582 92,378 138,567 277,134 415,701 and 831,402, with no remainder.

Since 831,402 cannot be divided by just 1 and 831,402, 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).