Q: Is 912,456 a Composite Number?

Why is 912,456 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 912,456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 19 23 24 29 36 38 46 57 58 69 72 76 87 92 114 116 138 152 171 174 184 207 228 232 261 276 342 348 414 437 456 522 551 552 667 684 696 828 874 1,044 1,102 1,311 1,334 1,368 1,653 1,656 1,748 2,001 2,088 2,204 2,622 2,668 3,306 3,496 3,933 4,002 4,408 4,959 5,244 5,336 6,003 6,612 7,866 8,004 9,918 10,488 12,006 12,673 13,224 15,732 16,008 19,836 24,012 25,346 31,464 38,019 39,672 48,024 50,692 76,038 101,384 114,057 152,076 228,114 304,152 456,228 and 912,456, with no remainder.

Since 912,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 912,456, 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).