Q: Is 841,464 a Composite Number?

Why is 841,464 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 841,464 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 24 26 29 31 36 39 52 58 62 72 78 87 93 104 116 117 124 156 174 186 232 234 248 261 279 312 348 372 377 403 468 522 558 696 744 754 806 899 936 1,044 1,116 1,131 1,209 1,508 1,612 1,798 2,088 2,232 2,262 2,418 2,697 3,016 3,224 3,393 3,596 3,627 4,524 4,836 5,394 6,786 7,192 7,254 8,091 9,048 9,672 10,788 11,687 13,572 14,508 16,182 21,576 23,374 27,144 29,016 32,364 35,061 46,748 64,728 70,122 93,496 105,183 140,244 210,366 280,488 420,732 and 841,464, with no remainder.

Since 841,464 cannot be divided by just 1 and 841,464, 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).