Q: Is 868,896 a Composite Number?

Why is 868,896 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 868,896 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 224 252 288 336 431 504 672 862 1,008 1,293 1,724 2,016 2,586 3,017 3,448 3,879 5,172 6,034 6,896 7,758 9,051 10,344 12,068 13,792 15,516 18,102 20,688 24,136 27,153 31,032 36,204 41,376 48,272 54,306 62,064 72,408 96,544 108,612 124,128 144,816 217,224 289,632 434,448 and 868,896, with no remainder.

Since 868,896 cannot be divided by just 1 and 868,896, 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).