Q: Is 943,008 a Composite Number?

Why is 943,008 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 943,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 19 22 24 32 33 38 44 47 48 57 66 76 88 94 96 114 132 141 152 176 188 209 228 264 282 304 352 376 418 456 517 528 564 608 627 752 836 893 912 1,034 1,056 1,128 1,254 1,504 1,551 1,672 1,786 1,824 2,068 2,256 2,508 2,679 3,102 3,344 3,572 4,136 4,512 5,016 5,358 6,204 6,688 7,144 8,272 9,823 10,032 10,716 12,408 14,288 16,544 19,646 20,064 21,432 24,816 28,576 29,469 39,292 42,864 49,632 58,938 78,584 85,728 117,876 157,168 235,752 314,336 471,504 and 943,008, with no remainder.

Since 943,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 943,008, 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).