Q: Is 840,048 a Composite Number?

Why is 840,048 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 840,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 33 37 43 44 48 66 74 86 88 111 129 132 148 172 176 222 258 264 296 344 407 444 473 516 528 592 688 814 888 946 1,032 1,221 1,419 1,591 1,628 1,776 1,892 2,064 2,442 2,838 3,182 3,256 3,784 4,773 4,884 5,676 6,364 6,512 7,568 9,546 9,768 11,352 12,728 17,501 19,092 19,536 22,704 25,456 35,002 38,184 52,503 70,004 76,368 105,006 140,008 210,012 280,016 420,024 and 840,048, with no remainder.

Since 840,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 840,048, 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).