Q: Is 926,688 a Composite Number?

Why is 926,688 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 926,688 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 49 56 84 96 98 112 147 168 196 197 224 294 336 392 394 588 591 672 784 788 1,176 1,182 1,379 1,568 1,576 2,352 2,364 2,758 3,152 4,137 4,704 4,728 5,516 6,304 8,274 9,456 9,653 11,032 16,548 18,912 19,306 22,064 28,959 33,096 38,612 44,128 57,918 66,192 77,224 115,836 132,384 154,448 231,672 308,896 463,344 and 926,688, with no remainder.

Since 926,688 cannot be divided by just 1 and 926,688, 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).