Q: Is 949,872 a Composite Number?

Why is 949,872 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 949,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 16 21 22 24 28 33 42 44 48 56 66 77 84 88 112 132 154 168 176 231 257 264 308 336 462 514 528 616 771 924 1,028 1,232 1,542 1,799 1,848 2,056 2,827 3,084 3,598 3,696 4,112 5,397 5,654 6,168 7,196 8,481 10,794 11,308 12,336 14,392 16,962 19,789 21,588 22,616 28,784 33,924 39,578 43,176 45,232 59,367 67,848 79,156 86,352 118,734 135,696 158,312 237,468 316,624 474,936 and 949,872, with no remainder.

Since 949,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 949,872, 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).