Q: Is 908,424 a Composite Number?

Why is 908,424 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 908,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 18 22 24 31 33 36 37 44 62 66 72 74 88 93 99 111 124 132 148 186 198 222 248 264 279 296 333 341 372 396 407 444 558 666 682 744 792 814 888 1,023 1,116 1,147 1,221 1,332 1,364 1,628 2,046 2,232 2,294 2,442 2,664 2,728 3,069 3,256 3,441 3,663 4,092 4,588 4,884 6,138 6,882 7,326 8,184 9,176 9,768 10,323 12,276 12,617 13,764 14,652 20,646 24,552 25,234 27,528 29,304 37,851 41,292 50,468 75,702 82,584 100,936 113,553 151,404 227,106 302,808 454,212 and 908,424, with no remainder.

Since 908,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 908,424, 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).