Q: Is 933,912 a Composite Number?

Why is 933,912 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 933,912 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 17 18 21 24 28 34 36 42 51 56 63 68 72 84 102 109 119 126 136 153 168 204 218 238 252 306 327 357 408 436 476 504 612 654 714 763 872 952 981 1,071 1,224 1,308 1,428 1,526 1,853 1,962 2,142 2,289 2,616 2,856 3,052 3,706 3,924 4,284 4,578 5,559 6,104 6,867 7,412 7,848 8,568 9,156 11,118 12,971 13,734 14,824 16,677 18,312 22,236 25,942 27,468 33,354 38,913 44,472 51,884 54,936 66,708 77,826 103,768 116,739 133,416 155,652 233,478 311,304 466,956 and 933,912, with no remainder.

Since 933,912 cannot be divided by just 1 and 933,912, 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).