Q: Is 953,344 a Composite Number?

Why is 953,344 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 953,344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 19 28 32 38 49 56 64 76 98 112 128 133 152 196 224 256 266 304 392 448 512 532 608 784 896 931 1,024 1,064 1,216 1,568 1,792 1,862 2,128 2,432 3,136 3,584 3,724 4,256 4,864 6,272 7,168 7,448 8,512 9,728 12,544 14,896 17,024 19,456 25,088 29,792 34,048 50,176 59,584 68,096 119,168 136,192 238,336 476,672 and 953,344, with no remainder.

Since 953,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 953,344, 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).