Q: Is 941,724 a Composite Number?

Why is 941,724 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 941,724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 37 42 63 74 84 101 111 126 148 202 222 252 259 303 333 404 444 518 606 666 707 777 909 1,036 1,212 1,332 1,414 1,554 1,818 2,121 2,331 2,828 3,108 3,636 3,737 4,242 4,662 6,363 7,474 8,484 9,324 11,211 12,726 14,948 22,422 25,452 26,159 33,633 44,844 52,318 67,266 78,477 104,636 134,532 156,954 235,431 313,908 470,862 and 941,724, with no remainder.

Since 941,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 941,724, 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).