Q: Is 860,112 a Composite Number?

Why is 860,112 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 860,112 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 27 33 36 44 48 54 66 72 88 99 108 132 144 176 181 198 216 264 297 362 396 432 528 543 594 724 792 1,086 1,188 1,448 1,584 1,629 1,991 2,172 2,376 2,896 3,258 3,982 4,344 4,752 4,887 5,973 6,516 7,964 8,688 9,774 11,946 13,032 15,928 17,919 19,548 23,892 26,064 31,856 35,838 39,096 47,784 53,757 71,676 78,192 95,568 107,514 143,352 215,028 286,704 430,056 and 860,112, with no remainder.

Since 860,112 cannot be divided by just 1 and 860,112, 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).