Q: Is 955,548 a Composite Number?

Why is 955,548 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 955,548 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 19 22 33 36 38 44 57 66 76 99 114 127 132 171 198 209 228 254 342 381 396 418 508 627 684 762 836 1,143 1,254 1,397 1,524 1,881 2,286 2,413 2,508 2,794 3,762 4,191 4,572 4,826 5,588 7,239 7,524 8,382 9,652 12,573 14,478 16,764 21,717 25,146 26,543 28,956 43,434 50,292 53,086 79,629 86,868 106,172 159,258 238,887 318,516 477,774 and 955,548, with no remainder.

Since 955,548 cannot be divided by just 1 and 955,548, 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).