Q: Is 873,264 a Composite Number?

Why is 873,264 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 873,264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 23 24 28 42 46 48 56 69 84 92 112 113 138 161 168 184 226 276 322 336 339 368 452 483 552 644 678 791 904 966 1,104 1,288 1,356 1,582 1,808 1,932 2,373 2,576 2,599 2,712 3,164 3,864 4,746 5,198 5,424 6,328 7,728 7,797 9,492 10,396 12,656 15,594 18,193 18,984 20,792 31,188 36,386 37,968 41,584 54,579 62,376 72,772 109,158 124,752 145,544 218,316 291,088 436,632 and 873,264, with no remainder.

Since 873,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 873,264, 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).