Q: Is 958,048 a Composite Number?

Why is 958,048 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 958,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 13 14 16 26 28 32 47 49 52 56 91 94 98 104 112 182 188 196 208 224 329 364 376 392 416 611 637 658 728 752 784 1,222 1,274 1,316 1,456 1,504 1,568 2,303 2,444 2,548 2,632 2,912 4,277 4,606 4,888 5,096 5,264 8,554 9,212 9,776 10,192 10,528 17,108 18,424 19,552 20,384 29,939 34,216 36,848 59,878 68,432 73,696 119,756 136,864 239,512 479,024 and 958,048, with no remainder.

Since 958,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 958,048, 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).