Q: Is 851,088 a Composite Number?

Why is 851,088 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 851,088 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 17 21 24 28 34 42 48 51 56 68 84 102 112 119 136 149 168 204 238 272 298 336 357 408 447 476 596 714 816 894 952 1,043 1,192 1,428 1,788 1,904 2,086 2,384 2,533 2,856 3,129 3,576 4,172 5,066 5,712 6,258 7,152 7,599 8,344 10,132 12,516 15,198 16,688 17,731 20,264 25,032 30,396 35,462 40,528 50,064 53,193 60,792 70,924 106,386 121,584 141,848 212,772 283,696 425,544 and 851,088, with no remainder.

Since 851,088 cannot be divided by just 1 and 851,088, 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).