Q: Is 949,344 a Composite Number?

Why is 949,344 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 949,344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 29 31 32 33 44 48 58 62 66 87 88 93 96 116 124 132 174 176 186 232 248 264 319 341 348 352 372 464 496 528 638 682 696 744 899 928 957 992 1,023 1,056 1,276 1,364 1,392 1,488 1,798 1,914 2,046 2,552 2,697 2,728 2,784 2,976 3,596 3,828 4,092 5,104 5,394 5,456 7,192 7,656 8,184 9,889 10,208 10,788 10,912 14,384 15,312 16,368 19,778 21,576 28,768 29,667 30,624 32,736 39,556 43,152 59,334 79,112 86,304 118,668 158,224 237,336 316,448 474,672 and 949,344, with no remainder.

Since 949,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 949,344, 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).