Q: Is 838,368 a Composite Number?

Why is 838,368 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 838,368 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 41 48 71 72 82 96 123 142 144 164 213 246 284 288 328 369 426 492 568 639 656 738 852 984 1,136 1,278 1,312 1,476 1,704 1,968 2,272 2,556 2,911 2,952 3,408 3,936 5,112 5,822 5,904 6,816 8,733 10,224 11,644 11,808 17,466 20,448 23,288 26,199 34,932 46,576 52,398 69,864 93,152 104,796 139,728 209,592 279,456 419,184 and 838,368, with no remainder.

Since 838,368 cannot be divided by just 1 and 838,368, 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).