Q: Is 928,746 a Composite Number?

Why is 928,746 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 928,746 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 13 14 18 21 26 27 39 42 49 54 63 78 81 91 98 117 126 147 162 182 189 234 243 273 294 351 378 441 486 546 567 637 702 729 819 882 1,053 1,134 1,274 1,323 1,458 1,638 1,701 1,911 2,106 2,457 2,646 3,159 3,402 3,822 3,969 4,914 5,103 5,733 6,318 7,371 7,938 9,477 10,206 11,466 11,907 14,742 17,199 18,954 22,113 23,814 34,398 35,721 44,226 51,597 66,339 71,442 103,194 132,678 154,791 309,582 464,373 and 928,746, with no remainder.

Since 928,746 cannot be divided by just 1 and 928,746, 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).