Q: Is 897,408 a Composite Number?

Why is 897,408 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 897,408 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 19 24 32 36 38 41 48 57 64 72 76 82 96 114 123 128 144 152 164 171 192 228 246 288 304 328 342 369 384 456 492 576 608 656 684 738 779 912 984 1,152 1,216 1,312 1,368 1,476 1,558 1,824 1,968 2,337 2,432 2,624 2,736 2,952 3,116 3,648 3,936 4,674 5,248 5,472 5,904 6,232 7,011 7,296 7,872 9,348 10,944 11,808 12,464 14,022 15,744 18,696 21,888 23,616 24,928 28,044 37,392 47,232 49,856 56,088 74,784 99,712 112,176 149,568 224,352 299,136 448,704 and 897,408, with no remainder.

Since 897,408 cannot be divided by just 1 and 897,408, 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).