Q: Is 963,612 a Composite Number?

Why is 963,612 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 963,612 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 29 36 39 52 58 71 78 87 116 117 142 156 174 213 234 261 284 348 377 426 468 522 639 754 852 923 1,044 1,131 1,278 1,508 1,846 2,059 2,262 2,556 2,769 3,393 3,692 4,118 4,524 5,538 6,177 6,786 8,236 8,307 11,076 12,354 13,572 16,614 18,531 24,708 26,767 33,228 37,062 53,534 74,124 80,301 107,068 160,602 240,903 321,204 481,806 and 963,612, with no remainder.

Since 963,612 cannot be divided by just 1 and 963,612, 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).