Q: Is 958,188 a Composite Number?

Why is 958,188 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 958,188 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 14 17 21 22 28 33 34 42 44 51 61 66 68 77 84 102 119 122 132 154 183 187 204 231 238 244 308 357 366 374 427 462 476 561 671 714 732 748 854 924 1,037 1,122 1,281 1,309 1,342 1,428 1,708 2,013 2,074 2,244 2,562 2,618 2,684 3,111 3,927 4,026 4,148 4,697 5,124 5,236 6,222 7,259 7,854 8,052 9,394 11,407 12,444 14,091 14,518 15,708 18,788 21,777 22,814 28,182 29,036 34,221 43,554 45,628 56,364 68,442 79,849 87,108 136,884 159,698 239,547 319,396 479,094 and 958,188, with no remainder.

Since 958,188 cannot be divided by just 1 and 958,188, 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).