Q: Is 858,528 a Composite Number?

Why is 858,528 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 858,528 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 32 33 36 44 48 66 72 88 96 99 132 144 176 198 264 271 288 352 396 528 542 792 813 1,056 1,084 1,584 1,626 2,168 2,439 2,981 3,168 3,252 4,336 4,878 5,962 6,504 8,672 8,943 9,756 11,924 13,008 17,886 19,512 23,848 26,016 26,829 35,772 39,024 47,696 53,658 71,544 78,048 95,392 107,316 143,088 214,632 286,176 429,264 and 858,528, with no remainder.

Since 858,528 cannot be divided by just 1 and 858,528, 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).