Q: Is 865,488 a Composite Number?

Why is 865,488 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 865,488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 19 24 26 38 39 48 52 57 73 76 78 104 114 146 152 156 208 219 228 247 292 304 312 438 456 494 584 624 741 876 912 949 988 1,168 1,387 1,482 1,752 1,898 1,976 2,774 2,847 2,964 3,504 3,796 3,952 4,161 5,548 5,694 5,928 7,592 8,322 11,096 11,388 11,856 15,184 16,644 18,031 22,192 22,776 33,288 36,062 45,552 54,093 66,576 72,124 108,186 144,248 216,372 288,496 432,744 and 865,488, with no remainder.

Since 865,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 865,488, 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).