Q: Is 884,268 a Composite Number?

Why is 884,268 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 884,268 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 11 12 14 18 21 22 28 29 33 36 42 44 58 63 66 77 84 87 99 116 121 126 132 154 174 198 203 231 242 252 261 308 319 348 363 396 406 462 484 522 609 638 693 726 812 847 924 957 1,044 1,089 1,218 1,276 1,386 1,452 1,694 1,827 1,914 2,178 2,233 2,436 2,541 2,772 2,871 3,388 3,509 3,654 3,828 4,356 4,466 5,082 5,742 6,699 7,018 7,308 7,623 8,932 10,164 10,527 11,484 13,398 14,036 15,246 20,097 21,054 24,563 26,796 30,492 31,581 40,194 42,108 49,126 63,162 73,689 80,388 98,252 126,324 147,378 221,067 294,756 442,134 and 884,268, with no remainder.

Since 884,268 cannot be divided by just 1 and 884,268, 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).