Q: Is 832,464 a Composite Number?

Why is 832,464 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 832,464 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 36 41 47 48 54 72 82 94 108 123 141 144 164 188 216 246 282 328 369 376 423 432 492 564 656 738 752 846 984 1,107 1,128 1,269 1,476 1,692 1,927 1,968 2,214 2,256 2,538 2,952 3,384 3,854 4,428 5,076 5,781 5,904 6,768 7,708 8,856 10,152 11,562 15,416 17,343 17,712 20,304 23,124 30,832 34,686 46,248 52,029 69,372 92,496 104,058 138,744 208,116 277,488 416,232 and 832,464, with no remainder.

Since 832,464 cannot be divided by just 1 and 832,464, 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).