Q: Is 955,136 a Composite Number?

Why is 955,136 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 955,136 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 13 14 16 26 28 32 41 52 56 64 82 91 104 112 128 164 182 208 224 256 287 328 364 416 448 533 574 656 728 832 896 1,066 1,148 1,312 1,456 1,664 1,792 2,132 2,296 2,624 2,912 3,328 3,731 4,264 4,592 5,248 5,824 7,462 8,528 9,184 10,496 11,648 14,924 17,056 18,368 23,296 29,848 34,112 36,736 59,696 68,224 73,472 119,392 136,448 238,784 477,568 and 955,136, with no remainder.

Since 955,136 cannot be divided by just 1 and 955,136, 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).