Q: Is 871,332 a Composite Number?

Why is 871,332 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 871,332 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 14 21 22 23 28 33 41 42 44 46 66 69 77 82 84 92 123 132 138 154 161 164 231 246 253 276 287 308 322 451 462 483 492 506 574 644 759 861 902 924 943 966 1,012 1,148 1,353 1,518 1,722 1,771 1,804 1,886 1,932 2,706 2,829 3,036 3,157 3,444 3,542 3,772 5,313 5,412 5,658 6,314 6,601 7,084 9,471 10,373 10,626 11,316 12,628 13,202 18,942 19,803 20,746 21,252 26,404 31,119 37,884 39,606 41,492 62,238 72,611 79,212 124,476 145,222 217,833 290,444 435,666 and 871,332, with no remainder.

Since 871,332 cannot be divided by just 1 and 871,332, 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).