Q: Is 924,336 a Composite Number?

Why is 924,336 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 924,336 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 36 42 48 49 56 63 72 84 98 112 126 131 144 147 168 196 252 262 294 336 392 393 441 504 524 588 784 786 882 917 1,008 1,048 1,176 1,179 1,572 1,764 1,834 2,096 2,352 2,358 2,751 3,144 3,528 3,668 4,716 5,502 6,288 6,419 7,056 7,336 8,253 9,432 11,004 12,838 14,672 16,506 18,864 19,257 22,008 25,676 33,012 38,514 44,016 51,352 57,771 66,024 77,028 102,704 115,542 132,048 154,056 231,084 308,112 462,168 and 924,336, with no remainder.

Since 924,336 cannot be divided by just 1 and 924,336, 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).