Q: Is 844,074 a Composite Number?

Why is 844,074 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 844,074 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 14 18 21 22 27 29 33 42 49 54 58 63 66 77 87 98 99 126 147 154 174 189 198 203 231 261 294 297 319 378 406 441 462 522 539 594 609 638 693 783 882 957 1,078 1,218 1,323 1,386 1,421 1,566 1,617 1,827 1,914 2,079 2,233 2,646 2,842 2,871 3,234 3,654 4,158 4,263 4,466 4,851 5,481 5,742 6,699 8,526 8,613 9,702 10,962 12,789 13,398 14,553 15,631 17,226 20,097 25,578 29,106 31,262 38,367 40,194 46,893 60,291 76,734 93,786 120,582 140,679 281,358 422,037 and 844,074, with no remainder.

Since 844,074 cannot be divided by just 1 and 844,074, 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).