Q: Is 843,192 a Composite Number?

Why is 843,192 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 843,192 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 36 42 49 56 63 72 84 98 126 147 168 196 239 252 294 392 441 478 504 588 717 882 956 1,176 1,434 1,673 1,764 1,912 2,151 2,868 3,346 3,528 4,302 5,019 5,736 6,692 8,604 10,038 11,711 13,384 15,057 17,208 20,076 23,422 30,114 35,133 40,152 46,844 60,228 70,266 93,688 105,399 120,456 140,532 210,798 281,064 421,596 and 843,192, with no remainder.

Since 843,192 cannot be divided by just 1 and 843,192, 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).