Q: Is 901,692 a Composite Number?

Why is 901,692 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 901,692 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 23 27 33 36 44 46 54 66 69 81 92 99 108 121 132 138 162 198 207 242 253 276 297 324 363 396 414 484 506 594 621 726 759 828 891 1,012 1,089 1,188 1,242 1,452 1,518 1,782 1,863 2,178 2,277 2,484 2,783 3,036 3,267 3,564 3,726 4,356 4,554 5,566 6,534 6,831 7,452 8,349 9,108 9,801 11,132 13,068 13,662 16,698 19,602 20,493 25,047 27,324 33,396 39,204 40,986 50,094 75,141 81,972 100,188 150,282 225,423 300,564 450,846 and 901,692, with no remainder.

Since 901,692 cannot be divided by just 1 and 901,692, 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).