Q: Is 955,416 a Composite Number?

Why is 955,416 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 955,416 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 21 22 24 28 33 42 44 47 56 66 77 84 88 94 121 132 141 154 168 188 231 242 264 282 308 329 363 376 462 484 517 564 616 658 726 847 924 968 987 1,034 1,128 1,316 1,452 1,551 1,694 1,848 1,974 2,068 2,541 2,632 2,904 3,102 3,388 3,619 3,948 4,136 5,082 5,687 6,204 6,776 7,238 7,896 10,164 10,857 11,374 12,408 14,476 17,061 20,328 21,714 22,748 28,952 34,122 39,809 43,428 45,496 68,244 79,618 86,856 119,427 136,488 159,236 238,854 318,472 477,708 and 955,416, with no remainder.

Since 955,416 cannot be divided by just 1 and 955,416, 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).