Q: Is 835,164 a Composite Number?

Why is 835,164 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 835,164 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 19 22 27 33 36 37 38 44 54 57 66 74 76 99 108 111 114 132 148 171 198 209 222 228 297 333 342 396 407 418 444 513 594 627 666 684 703 814 836 999 1,026 1,188 1,221 1,254 1,332 1,406 1,628 1,881 1,998 2,052 2,109 2,442 2,508 2,812 3,663 3,762 3,996 4,218 4,884 5,643 6,327 7,326 7,524 7,733 8,436 10,989 11,286 12,654 14,652 15,466 18,981 21,978 22,572 23,199 25,308 30,932 37,962 43,956 46,398 69,597 75,924 92,796 139,194 208,791 278,388 417,582 and 835,164, with no remainder.

Since 835,164 cannot be divided by just 1 and 835,164, 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).