Q: Is 848,848 a Composite Number?

Why is 848,848 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 848,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 13 14 16 22 26 28 44 52 53 56 77 88 91 104 106 112 143 154 176 182 208 212 286 308 364 371 424 572 583 616 689 728 742 848 1,001 1,144 1,166 1,232 1,378 1,456 1,484 2,002 2,288 2,332 2,756 2,968 4,004 4,081 4,664 4,823 5,512 5,936 7,579 8,008 8,162 9,328 9,646 11,024 15,158 16,016 16,324 19,292 30,316 32,648 38,584 53,053 60,632 65,296 77,168 106,106 121,264 212,212 424,424 and 848,848, with no remainder.

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