Q: Is 838,032 a Composite Number?

Why is 838,032 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 838,032 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 17 24 26 34 39 48 51 52 68 78 79 102 104 136 156 158 204 208 221 237 272 312 316 408 442 474 624 632 663 816 884 948 1,027 1,264 1,326 1,343 1,768 1,896 2,054 2,652 2,686 3,081 3,536 3,792 4,029 4,108 5,304 5,372 6,162 8,058 8,216 10,608 10,744 12,324 16,116 16,432 17,459 21,488 24,648 32,232 34,918 49,296 52,377 64,464 69,836 104,754 139,672 209,508 279,344 419,016 and 838,032, with no remainder.

Since 838,032 cannot be divided by just 1 and 838,032, 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).