Q: Is 927,936 a Composite Number?

Why is 927,936 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 927,936 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 81 96 108 144 162 179 192 216 288 324 358 432 537 576 648 716 864 1,074 1,296 1,432 1,611 1,728 2,148 2,592 2,864 3,222 4,296 4,833 5,184 5,728 6,444 8,592 9,666 11,456 12,888 14,499 17,184 19,332 25,776 28,998 34,368 38,664 51,552 57,996 77,328 103,104 115,992 154,656 231,984 309,312 463,968 and 927,936, with no remainder.

Since 927,936 cannot be divided by just 1 and 927,936, 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).