Q: Is 864,612 a Composite Number?

Why is 864,612 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 864,612 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 47 63 73 84 94 126 141 146 188 219 252 282 292 329 423 438 511 564 657 658 846 876 987 1,022 1,314 1,316 1,533 1,692 1,974 2,044 2,628 2,961 3,066 3,431 3,948 4,599 5,922 6,132 6,862 9,198 10,293 11,844 13,724 18,396 20,586 24,017 30,879 41,172 48,034 61,758 72,051 96,068 123,516 144,102 216,153 288,204 432,306 and 864,612, with no remainder.

Since 864,612 cannot be divided by just 1 and 864,612, 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).