Q: Is 839,664 a Composite Number?

Why is 839,664 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 839,664 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 17 18 21 24 28 34 36 42 48 49 51 56 63 68 72 84 98 102 112 119 126 136 144 147 153 168 196 204 238 252 272 294 306 336 343 357 392 408 441 476 504 588 612 686 714 784 816 833 882 952 1,008 1,029 1,071 1,176 1,224 1,372 1,428 1,666 1,764 1,904 2,058 2,142 2,352 2,448 2,499 2,744 2,856 3,087 3,332 3,528 4,116 4,284 4,998 5,488 5,712 5,831 6,174 6,664 7,056 7,497 8,232 8,568 9,996 11,662 12,348 13,328 14,994 16,464 17,136 17,493 19,992 23,324 24,696 29,988 34,986 39,984 46,648 49,392 52,479 59,976 69,972 93,296 104,958 119,952 139,944 209,916 279,888 419,832 and 839,664, with no remainder.

Since 839,664 cannot be divided by just 1 and 839,664, 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).