Q: Is 873,072 a Composite Number?

Why is 873,072 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 873,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 36 43 47 48 54 72 86 94 108 129 141 144 172 188 216 258 282 344 376 387 423 432 516 564 688 752 774 846 1,032 1,128 1,161 1,269 1,548 1,692 2,021 2,064 2,256 2,322 2,538 3,096 3,384 4,042 4,644 5,076 6,063 6,192 6,768 8,084 9,288 10,152 12,126 16,168 18,189 18,576 20,304 24,252 32,336 36,378 48,504 54,567 72,756 97,008 109,134 145,512 218,268 291,024 436,536 and 873,072, with no remainder.

Since 873,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 873,072, 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).