Q: Is 936,144 a Composite Number?

Why is 936,144 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 936,144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 27 33 36 44 48 54 66 72 88 99 108 132 144 176 197 198 216 264 297 394 396 432 528 591 594 788 792 1,182 1,188 1,576 1,584 1,773 2,167 2,364 2,376 3,152 3,546 4,334 4,728 4,752 5,319 6,501 7,092 8,668 9,456 10,638 13,002 14,184 17,336 19,503 21,276 26,004 28,368 34,672 39,006 42,552 52,008 58,509 78,012 85,104 104,016 117,018 156,024 234,036 312,048 468,072 and 936,144, with no remainder.

Since 936,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 936,144, 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).