Q: Is 848,232 a Composite Number?

Why is 848,232 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 848,232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 17 18 21 22 24 27 28 33 34 36 42 44 51 54 56 63 66 68 72 77 81 84 88 99 102 108 119 126 132 136 153 154 162 168 187 189 198 204 216 231 238 252 264 297 306 308 324 357 374 378 396 408 459 462 476 504 561 567 594 612 616 648 693 714 748 756 792 891 918 924 952 1,071 1,122 1,134 1,188 1,224 1,309 1,377 1,386 1,428 1,496 1,512 1,683 1,782 1,836 1,848 2,079 2,142 2,244 2,268 2,376 2,618 2,754 2,772 2,856 3,213 3,366 3,564 3,672 3,927 4,158 4,284 4,488 4,536 5,049 5,236 5,508 5,544 6,237 6,426 6,732 7,128 7,854 8,316 8,568 9,639 10,098 10,472 11,016 11,781 12,474 12,852 13,464 15,147 15,708 16,632 19,278 20,196 23,562 24,948 25,704 30,294 31,416 35,343 38,556 40,392 47,124 49,896 60,588 70,686 77,112 94,248 106,029 121,176 141,372 212,058 282,744 424,116 and 848,232, with no remainder.

Since 848,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 848,232, 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).