Q: Is 959,244 a Composite Number?

Why is 959,244 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 959,244 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 13 22 26 33 39 43 44 52 66 78 86 129 132 143 156 169 172 258 286 338 429 473 507 516 559 572 676 858 946 1,014 1,118 1,419 1,677 1,716 1,859 1,892 2,028 2,236 2,838 3,354 3,718 5,577 5,676 6,149 6,708 7,267 7,436 11,154 12,298 14,534 18,447 21,801 22,308 24,596 29,068 36,894 43,602 73,788 79,937 87,204 159,874 239,811 319,748 479,622 and 959,244, with no remainder.

Since 959,244 cannot be divided by just 1 and 959,244, 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).