Q: Is 921,312 a Composite Number?

Why is 921,312 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 921,312 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 224 252 288 336 457 504 672 914 1,008 1,371 1,828 2,016 2,742 3,199 3,656 4,113 5,484 6,398 7,312 8,226 9,597 10,968 12,796 14,624 16,452 19,194 21,936 25,592 28,791 32,904 38,388 43,872 51,184 57,582 65,808 76,776 102,368 115,164 131,616 153,552 230,328 307,104 460,656 and 921,312, with no remainder.

Since 921,312 cannot be divided by just 1 and 921,312, 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).