Q: Is 923,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 923,440 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 923,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 17 20 28 34 35 40 56 68 70 80 85 97 112 119 136 140 170 194 238 272 280 340 388 476 485 560 595 679 680 776 952 970 1,190 1,358 1,360 1,552 1,649 1,904 1,940 2,380 2,716 3,298 3,395 3,880 4,760 5,432 6,596 6,790 7,760 8,245 9,520 10,864 11,543 13,192 13,580 16,490 23,086 26,384 27,160 32,980 46,172 54,320 57,715 65,960 92,344 115,430 131,920 184,688 230,860 461,720 and 923,440, with no remainder.

Since 923,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 923,440, 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).