Q: Is 905,352 a Composite Number?

Why is 905,352 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 905,352 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 17 21 24 28 34 42 51 56 68 84 102 119 136 168 204 238 317 357 408 476 634 714 951 952 1,268 1,428 1,902 2,219 2,536 2,856 3,804 4,438 5,389 6,657 7,608 8,876 10,778 13,314 16,167 17,752 21,556 26,628 32,334 37,723 43,112 53,256 64,668 75,446 113,169 129,336 150,892 226,338 301,784 452,676 and 905,352, with no remainder.

Since 905,352 cannot be divided by just 1 and 905,352, 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).