Q: Is 938,448 a Composite Number?

Why is 938,448 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 938,448 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 19 21 24 28 36 38 42 48 49 56 57 63 72 76 84 98 112 114 126 133 144 147 152 168 171 196 228 252 266 294 304 336 342 343 392 399 441 456 504 532 588 684 686 784 798 882 912 931 1,008 1,029 1,064 1,176 1,197 1,368 1,372 1,596 1,764 1,862 2,058 2,128 2,352 2,394 2,736 2,744 2,793 3,087 3,192 3,528 3,724 4,116 4,788 5,488 5,586 6,174 6,384 6,517 7,056 7,448 8,232 8,379 9,576 11,172 12,348 13,034 14,896 16,464 16,758 19,152 19,551 22,344 24,696 26,068 33,516 39,102 44,688 49,392 52,136 58,653 67,032 78,204 104,272 117,306 134,064 156,408 234,612 312,816 469,224 and 938,448, with no remainder.

Since 938,448 cannot be divided by just 1 and 938,448, 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).