Q: Is 961,884 a Composite Number?

Why is 961,884 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 961,884 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 11 12 14 18 21 22 28 33 36 42 44 63 66 77 84 99 126 132 154 198 231 252 308 347 396 462 693 694 924 1,041 1,386 1,388 2,082 2,429 2,772 3,123 3,817 4,164 4,858 6,246 7,287 7,634 9,716 11,451 12,492 14,574 15,268 21,861 22,902 26,719 29,148 34,353 43,722 45,804 53,438 68,706 80,157 87,444 106,876 137,412 160,314 240,471 320,628 480,942 and 961,884, with no remainder.

Since 961,884 cannot be divided by just 1 and 961,884, 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).