Q: Is 917,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 917,472 is a composite number.

Why is 917,472 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 917,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 19 24 32 38 48 57 76 96 114 152 228 304 456 503 608 912 1,006 1,509 1,824 2,012 3,018 4,024 6,036 8,048 9,557 12,072 16,096 19,114 24,144 28,671 38,228 48,288 57,342 76,456 114,684 152,912 229,368 305,824 458,736 and 917,472, with no remainder.

Since 917,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 917,472, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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