Q: Is 835,848 a Composite Number?

Why is 835,848 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 835,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 19 24 26 36 38 39 47 52 57 72 76 78 94 104 114 117 141 152 156 171 188 228 234 247 282 312 342 376 423 456 468 494 564 611 684 741 846 893 936 988 1,128 1,222 1,368 1,482 1,692 1,786 1,833 1,976 2,223 2,444 2,679 2,964 3,384 3,572 3,666 4,446 4,888 5,358 5,499 5,928 7,144 7,332 8,037 8,892 10,716 10,998 11,609 14,664 16,074 17,784 21,432 21,996 23,218 32,148 34,827 43,992 46,436 64,296 69,654 92,872 104,481 139,308 208,962 278,616 417,924 and 835,848, with no remainder.

Since 835,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 835,848, 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).