Q: Is 894,348 a Composite Number?

Why is 894,348 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 894,348 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 13 14 18 21 26 27 28 36 39 42 49 52 54 63 78 84 91 98 108 117 126 147 156 169 182 189 196 234 252 273 294 338 351 364 378 441 468 507 546 588 637 676 702 756 819 882 1,014 1,092 1,183 1,274 1,323 1,404 1,521 1,638 1,764 1,911 2,028 2,366 2,457 2,548 2,646 3,042 3,276 3,549 3,822 4,563 4,732 4,914 5,292 5,733 6,084 7,098 7,644 8,281 9,126 9,828 10,647 11,466 14,196 16,562 17,199 18,252 21,294 22,932 24,843 31,941 33,124 34,398 42,588 49,686 63,882 68,796 74,529 99,372 127,764 149,058 223,587 298,116 447,174 and 894,348, with no remainder.

Since 894,348 cannot be divided by just 1 and 894,348, 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).