Q: Is 843,612 a Composite Number?

Why is 843,612 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 843,612 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 14 21 22 28 33 42 44 66 77 83 84 121 132 154 166 231 242 249 308 332 363 462 484 498 581 726 847 913 924 996 1,162 1,452 1,694 1,743 1,826 2,324 2,541 2,739 3,388 3,486 3,652 5,082 5,478 6,391 6,972 10,043 10,164 10,956 12,782 19,173 20,086 25,564 30,129 38,346 40,172 60,258 70,301 76,692 120,516 140,602 210,903 281,204 421,806 and 843,612, with no remainder.

Since 843,612 cannot be divided by just 1 and 843,612, 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).