Q: Is 940,368 a Composite Number?

Why is 940,368 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 940,368 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 13 16 22 24 26 33 39 44 48 52 66 78 88 104 132 137 143 156 176 208 264 274 286 312 411 429 528 548 572 624 822 858 1,096 1,144 1,507 1,644 1,716 1,781 2,192 2,288 3,014 3,288 3,432 3,562 4,521 5,343 6,028 6,576 6,864 7,124 9,042 10,686 12,056 14,248 18,084 19,591 21,372 24,112 28,496 36,168 39,182 42,744 58,773 72,336 78,364 85,488 117,546 156,728 235,092 313,456 470,184 and 940,368, with no remainder.

Since 940,368 cannot be divided by just 1 and 940,368, 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).