Q: Is 921,888 a Composite Number?

Why is 921,888 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 921,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 27 32 33 36 44 48 54 66 72 88 96 97 99 108 132 144 176 194 198 216 264 288 291 297 352 388 396 432 528 582 594 776 792 864 873 1,056 1,067 1,164 1,188 1,552 1,584 1,746 2,134 2,328 2,376 2,619 3,104 3,168 3,201 3,492 4,268 4,656 4,752 5,238 6,402 6,984 8,536 9,312 9,504 9,603 10,476 12,804 13,968 17,072 19,206 20,952 25,608 27,936 28,809 34,144 38,412 41,904 51,216 57,618 76,824 83,808 102,432 115,236 153,648 230,472 307,296 460,944 and 921,888, with no remainder.

Since 921,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 921,888, 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).