Q: Is 940,032 a Composite Number?

Why is 940,032 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 940,032 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 17 18 24 27 32 34 36 48 51 54 64 68 72 96 102 108 128 136 144 153 192 204 216 256 272 288 306 384 408 432 459 512 544 576 612 768 816 864 918 1,024 1,088 1,152 1,224 1,536 1,632 1,728 1,836 2,048 2,176 2,304 2,448 3,072 3,264 3,456 3,672 4,352 4,608 4,896 6,144 6,528 6,912 7,344 8,704 9,216 9,792 13,056 13,824 14,688 17,408 18,432 19,584 26,112 27,648 29,376 34,816 39,168 52,224 55,296 58,752 78,336 104,448 117,504 156,672 235,008 313,344 470,016 and 940,032, with no remainder.

Since 940,032 cannot be divided by just 1 and 940,032, 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).