Q: Is 902,272 a Composite Number?

Why is 902,272 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 902,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 19 28 32 38 53 56 64 76 106 112 128 133 152 212 224 266 304 371 424 448 532 608 742 848 896 1,007 1,064 1,216 1,484 1,696 2,014 2,128 2,432 2,968 3,392 4,028 4,256 5,936 6,784 7,049 8,056 8,512 11,872 14,098 16,112 17,024 23,744 28,196 32,224 47,488 56,392 64,448 112,784 128,896 225,568 451,136 and 902,272, with no remainder.

Since 902,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 902,272, 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).