Q: Is 963,792 a Composite Number?

Why is 963,792 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 963,792 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 23 24 27 36 46 48 54 69 72 92 97 108 138 144 184 194 207 216 276 291 368 388 414 432 552 582 621 776 828 873 1,104 1,164 1,242 1,552 1,656 1,746 2,231 2,328 2,484 2,619 3,312 3,492 4,462 4,656 4,968 5,238 6,693 6,984 8,924 9,936 10,476 13,386 13,968 17,848 20,079 20,952 26,772 35,696 40,158 41,904 53,544 60,237 80,316 107,088 120,474 160,632 240,948 321,264 481,896 and 963,792, with no remainder.

Since 963,792 cannot be divided by just 1 and 963,792, 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).