Q: Is 857,304 a Composite Number?

Why is 857,304 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 857,304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 49 54 56 63 72 81 84 98 108 126 147 162 168 189 196 216 243 252 294 324 378 392 441 486 504 567 588 648 729 756 882 972 1,134 1,176 1,323 1,458 1,512 1,701 1,764 1,944 2,187 2,268 2,646 2,916 3,402 3,528 3,969 4,374 4,536 5,103 5,292 5,832 6,804 7,938 8,748 10,206 10,584 11,907 13,608 15,309 15,876 17,496 20,412 23,814 30,618 31,752 35,721 40,824 47,628 61,236 71,442 95,256 107,163 122,472 142,884 214,326 285,768 428,652 and 857,304, with no remainder.

Since 857,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 857,304, 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).