Q: Is 941,472 a Composite Number?

Why is 941,472 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 941,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 224 252 288 336 467 504 672 934 1,008 1,401 1,868 2,016 2,802 3,269 3,736 4,203 5,604 6,538 7,472 8,406 9,807 11,208 13,076 14,944 16,812 19,614 22,416 26,152 29,421 33,624 39,228 44,832 52,304 58,842 67,248 78,456 104,608 117,684 134,496 156,912 235,368 313,824 470,736 and 941,472, with no remainder.

Since 941,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 941,472, 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).