Q: Is 913,248 a Composite Number?

Why is 913,248 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 913,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 32 36 42 48 54 56 63 72 84 96 108 112 126 144 151 168 189 216 224 252 288 302 336 378 432 453 504 604 672 756 864 906 1,008 1,057 1,208 1,359 1,512 1,812 2,016 2,114 2,416 2,718 3,024 3,171 3,624 4,077 4,228 4,832 5,436 6,048 6,342 7,248 8,154 8,456 9,513 10,872 12,684 14,496 16,308 16,912 19,026 21,744 25,368 28,539 32,616 33,824 38,052 43,488 50,736 57,078 65,232 76,104 101,472 114,156 130,464 152,208 228,312 304,416 456,624 and 913,248, with no remainder.

Since 913,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 913,248, 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).