Q: Is 892,416 a Composite Number?

Why is 892,416 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 892,416 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 64 83 84 96 112 128 166 168 192 224 249 256 332 336 384 448 498 512 581 664 672 768 896 996 1,162 1,328 1,344 1,536 1,743 1,792 1,992 2,324 2,656 2,688 3,486 3,584 3,984 4,648 5,312 5,376 6,972 7,968 9,296 10,624 10,752 13,944 15,936 18,592 21,248 27,888 31,872 37,184 42,496 55,776 63,744 74,368 111,552 127,488 148,736 223,104 297,472 446,208 and 892,416, with no remainder.

Since 892,416 cannot be divided by just 1 and 892,416, 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).