Q: Is 857,472 a Composite Number?

Why is 857,472 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 857,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 16 21 22 24 28 29 32 33 42 44 48 56 58 64 66 77 84 87 88 96 112 116 128 132 154 168 174 176 192 203 224 231 232 264 308 319 336 348 352 384 406 448 462 464 528 609 616 638 672 696 704 812 896 924 928 957 1,056 1,218 1,232 1,276 1,344 1,392 1,408 1,624 1,848 1,856 1,914 2,112 2,233 2,436 2,464 2,552 2,688 2,784 3,248 3,696 3,712 3,828 4,224 4,466 4,872 4,928 5,104 5,568 6,496 6,699 7,392 7,656 8,932 9,744 9,856 10,208 11,136 12,992 13,398 14,784 15,312 17,864 19,488 20,416 25,984 26,796 29,568 30,624 35,728 38,976 40,832 53,592 61,248 71,456 77,952 107,184 122,496 142,912 214,368 285,824 428,736 and 857,472, with no remainder.

Since 857,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 857,472, 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).