Q: Is 876,744 a Composite Number?

Why is 876,744 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 876,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 18 22 24 27 33 36 41 44 54 66 72 81 82 88 99 108 123 132 162 164 198 216 243 246 264 297 324 328 369 396 451 486 492 594 648 738 792 891 902 972 984 1,107 1,188 1,353 1,476 1,782 1,804 1,944 2,214 2,376 2,673 2,706 2,952 3,321 3,564 3,608 4,059 4,428 5,346 5,412 6,642 7,128 8,118 8,856 9,963 10,692 10,824 12,177 13,284 16,236 19,926 21,384 24,354 26,568 32,472 36,531 39,852 48,708 73,062 79,704 97,416 109,593 146,124 219,186 292,248 438,372 and 876,744, with no remainder.

Since 876,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 876,744, 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).