Q: Is 853,944 a Composite Number?

Why is 853,944 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 853,944 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 17 21 23 24 26 28 34 39 42 46 51 52 56 68 69 78 84 91 92 102 104 119 136 138 156 161 168 182 184 204 221 238 273 276 299 312 322 357 364 391 408 442 476 483 546 552 598 644 663 714 728 782 884 897 952 966 1,092 1,173 1,196 1,288 1,326 1,428 1,547 1,564 1,768 1,794 1,932 2,093 2,184 2,346 2,392 2,652 2,737 2,856 3,094 3,128 3,588 3,864 4,186 4,641 4,692 5,083 5,304 5,474 6,188 6,279 7,176 8,211 8,372 9,282 9,384 10,166 10,948 12,376 12,558 15,249 16,422 16,744 18,564 20,332 21,896 25,116 30,498 32,844 35,581 37,128 40,664 50,232 60,996 65,688 71,162 106,743 121,992 142,324 213,486 284,648 426,972 and 853,944, with no remainder.

Since 853,944 cannot be divided by just 1 and 853,944, 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).