Q: Is 956,448 a Composite Number?

Why is 956,448 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 956,448 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 41 48 54 72 81 82 96 108 123 144 162 164 216 243 246 288 324 328 369 432 486 492 648 656 729 738 864 972 984 1,107 1,296 1,312 1,458 1,476 1,944 1,968 2,214 2,592 2,916 2,952 3,321 3,888 3,936 4,428 5,832 5,904 6,642 7,776 8,856 9,963 11,664 11,808 13,284 17,712 19,926 23,328 26,568 29,889 35,424 39,852 53,136 59,778 79,704 106,272 119,556 159,408 239,112 318,816 478,224 and 956,448, with no remainder.

Since 956,448 cannot be divided by just 1 and 956,448, 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).