Q: Is 911,772 a Composite Number?

Why is 911,772 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 911,772 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 19 31 36 38 43 57 62 76 86 93 114 124 129 171 172 186 228 258 279 342 372 387 516 558 589 684 774 817 1,116 1,178 1,333 1,548 1,634 1,767 2,356 2,451 2,666 3,268 3,534 3,999 4,902 5,301 5,332 7,068 7,353 7,998 9,804 10,602 11,997 14,706 15,996 21,204 23,994 25,327 29,412 47,988 50,654 75,981 101,308 151,962 227,943 303,924 455,886 and 911,772, with no remainder.

Since 911,772 cannot be divided by just 1 and 911,772, 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).