Q: Is 968,436 a Composite Number?

Why is 968,436 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 968,436 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 27 28 36 42 49 54 61 63 81 84 98 108 122 126 147 162 183 189 196 244 252 294 324 366 378 427 441 549 567 588 732 756 854 882 1,098 1,134 1,281 1,323 1,647 1,708 1,764 2,196 2,268 2,562 2,646 2,989 3,294 3,843 3,969 4,941 5,124 5,292 5,978 6,588 7,686 7,938 8,967 9,882 11,529 11,956 15,372 15,876 17,934 19,764 23,058 26,901 34,587 35,868 46,116 53,802 69,174 80,703 107,604 138,348 161,406 242,109 322,812 484,218 and 968,436, with no remainder.

Since 968,436 cannot be divided by just 1 and 968,436, 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).