Q: Is 842,112 a Composite Number?

Why is 842,112 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 842,112 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 17 18 24 32 34 36 43 48 51 64 68 72 86 96 102 128 129 136 144 153 172 192 204 258 272 288 306 344 384 387 408 516 544 576 612 688 731 774 816 1,032 1,088 1,152 1,224 1,376 1,462 1,548 1,632 2,064 2,176 2,193 2,448 2,752 2,924 3,096 3,264 4,128 4,386 4,896 5,504 5,848 6,192 6,528 6,579 8,256 8,772 9,792 11,696 12,384 13,158 16,512 17,544 19,584 23,392 24,768 26,316 35,088 46,784 49,536 52,632 70,176 93,568 105,264 140,352 210,528 280,704 421,056 and 842,112, with no remainder.

Since 842,112 cannot be divided by just 1 and 842,112, 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).