Q: Is 968,016 a Composite Number?

Why is 968,016 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 968,016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 43 48 56 67 84 86 112 129 134 168 172 201 258 268 301 336 344 402 469 516 536 602 688 804 903 938 1,032 1,072 1,204 1,407 1,608 1,806 1,876 2,064 2,408 2,814 2,881 3,216 3,612 3,752 4,816 5,628 5,762 7,224 7,504 8,643 11,256 11,524 14,448 17,286 20,167 22,512 23,048 34,572 40,334 46,096 60,501 69,144 80,668 121,002 138,288 161,336 242,004 322,672 484,008 and 968,016, with no remainder.

Since 968,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 968,016, 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).