Q: Is 868,032 a Composite Number?

Why is 868,032 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 868,032 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 32 33 36 44 48 64 66 72 88 96 99 132 137 144 176 192 198 264 274 288 352 396 411 528 548 576 704 792 822 1,056 1,096 1,233 1,507 1,584 1,644 2,112 2,192 2,466 3,014 3,168 3,288 4,384 4,521 4,932 6,028 6,336 6,576 8,768 9,042 9,864 12,056 13,152 13,563 18,084 19,728 24,112 26,304 27,126 36,168 39,456 48,224 54,252 72,336 78,912 96,448 108,504 144,672 217,008 289,344 434,016 and 868,032, with no remainder.

Since 868,032 cannot be divided by just 1 and 868,032, 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).