Q: Is 921,564 a Composite Number?

Why is 921,564 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 921,564 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 23 27 28 36 42 46 53 54 63 69 84 92 106 108 126 138 159 161 189 207 212 252 276 318 322 371 378 414 477 483 621 636 644 742 756 828 954 966 1,113 1,219 1,242 1,431 1,449 1,484 1,908 1,932 2,226 2,438 2,484 2,862 2,898 3,339 3,657 4,347 4,452 4,876 5,724 5,796 6,678 7,314 8,533 8,694 10,017 10,971 13,356 14,628 17,066 17,388 20,034 21,942 25,599 32,913 34,132 40,068 43,884 51,198 65,826 76,797 102,396 131,652 153,594 230,391 307,188 460,782 and 921,564, with no remainder.

Since 921,564 cannot be divided by just 1 and 921,564, 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).