Q: Is 896,112 a Composite Number?

Why is 896,112 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 896,112 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 36 42 48 49 56 63 72 84 98 112 126 127 144 147 168 196 252 254 294 336 381 392 441 504 508 588 762 784 882 889 1,008 1,016 1,143 1,176 1,524 1,764 1,778 2,032 2,286 2,352 2,667 3,048 3,528 3,556 4,572 5,334 6,096 6,223 7,056 7,112 8,001 9,144 10,668 12,446 14,224 16,002 18,288 18,669 21,336 24,892 32,004 37,338 42,672 49,784 56,007 64,008 74,676 99,568 112,014 128,016 149,352 224,028 298,704 448,056 and 896,112, with no remainder.

Since 896,112 cannot be divided by just 1 and 896,112, 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).