Q: Is 836,352 a Composite Number?

Why is 836,352 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 836,352 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 27 32 33 36 44 48 54 64 66 72 88 96 99 108 121 128 132 144 176 192 198 216 242 256 264 288 297 352 363 384 396 432 484 528 576 594 704 726 768 792 864 968 1,056 1,089 1,152 1,188 1,408 1,452 1,584 1,728 1,936 2,112 2,178 2,304 2,376 2,816 2,904 3,168 3,267 3,456 3,872 4,224 4,356 4,752 5,808 6,336 6,534 6,912 7,744 8,448 8,712 9,504 11,616 12,672 13,068 15,488 17,424 19,008 23,232 25,344 26,136 30,976 34,848 38,016 46,464 52,272 69,696 76,032 92,928 104,544 139,392 209,088 278,784 418,176 and 836,352, with no remainder.

Since 836,352 cannot be divided by just 1 and 836,352, 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).