Q: Is 862,344 a Composite Number?

Why is 862,344 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 862,344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 29 36 42 56 58 59 63 72 84 87 116 118 126 168 174 177 203 232 236 252 261 348 354 406 413 472 504 522 531 609 696 708 812 826 1,044 1,062 1,218 1,239 1,416 1,624 1,652 1,711 1,827 2,088 2,124 2,436 2,478 3,304 3,422 3,654 3,717 4,248 4,872 4,956 5,133 6,844 7,308 7,434 9,912 10,266 11,977 13,688 14,616 14,868 15,399 20,532 23,954 29,736 30,798 35,931 41,064 47,908 61,596 71,862 95,816 107,793 123,192 143,724 215,586 287,448 431,172 and 862,344, with no remainder.

Since 862,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 862,344, 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).