Q: Is 938,808 a Composite Number?

Why is 938,808 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 938,808 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 17 18 24 26 34 36 39 51 52 59 68 72 78 102 104 117 118 136 153 156 177 204 221 234 236 306 312 354 408 442 468 472 531 612 663 708 767 884 936 1,003 1,062 1,224 1,326 1,416 1,534 1,768 1,989 2,006 2,124 2,301 2,652 3,009 3,068 3,978 4,012 4,248 4,602 5,304 6,018 6,136 6,903 7,956 8,024 9,027 9,204 12,036 13,039 13,806 15,912 18,054 18,408 24,072 26,078 27,612 36,108 39,117 52,156 55,224 72,216 78,234 104,312 117,351 156,468 234,702 312,936 469,404 and 938,808, with no remainder.

Since 938,808 cannot be divided by just 1 and 938,808, 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).