Q: Is 854,352 a Composite Number?

Why is 854,352 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 854,352 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 17 18 24 34 36 48 51 68 72 102 136 144 153 204 272 306 349 408 612 698 816 1,047 1,224 1,396 2,094 2,448 2,792 3,141 4,188 5,584 5,933 6,282 8,376 11,866 12,564 16,752 17,799 23,732 25,128 35,598 47,464 50,256 53,397 71,196 94,928 106,794 142,392 213,588 284,784 427,176 and 854,352, with no remainder.

Since 854,352 cannot be divided by just 1 and 854,352, 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).