Q: Is 871,128 a Composite Number?

Why is 871,128 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 871,128 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 37 54 72 74 108 109 111 148 216 218 222 296 327 333 436 444 654 666 872 888 981 999 1,308 1,332 1,962 1,998 2,616 2,664 2,943 3,924 3,996 4,033 5,886 7,848 7,992 8,066 11,772 12,099 16,132 23,544 24,198 32,264 36,297 48,396 72,594 96,792 108,891 145,188 217,782 290,376 435,564 and 871,128, with no remainder.

Since 871,128 cannot be divided by just 1 and 871,128, 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).