Q: Is 867,504 a Composite Number?

Why is 867,504 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 867,504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 31 33 44 48 53 62 66 88 93 106 124 132 159 176 186 212 248 264 318 341 372 424 496 528 583 636 682 744 848 1,023 1,166 1,272 1,364 1,488 1,643 1,749 2,046 2,332 2,544 2,728 3,286 3,498 4,092 4,664 4,929 5,456 6,572 6,996 8,184 9,328 9,858 13,144 13,992 16,368 18,073 19,716 26,288 27,984 36,146 39,432 54,219 72,292 78,864 108,438 144,584 216,876 289,168 433,752 and 867,504, with no remainder.

Since 867,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 867,504, 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).