Q: Is 832,832 a Composite Number?

Why is 832,832 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 832,832 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 13 14 16 22 26 28 32 44 52 56 64 77 88 91 104 112 143 154 169 176 182 208 224 286 308 338 352 364 416 448 572 616 676 704 728 832 1,001 1,144 1,183 1,232 1,352 1,456 1,859 2,002 2,288 2,366 2,464 2,704 2,912 3,718 4,004 4,576 4,732 4,928 5,408 5,824 7,436 8,008 9,152 9,464 10,816 13,013 14,872 16,016 18,928 26,026 29,744 32,032 37,856 52,052 59,488 64,064 75,712 104,104 118,976 208,208 416,416 and 832,832, with no remainder.

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