Q: Is 982,128 a Composite Number?

Why is 982,128 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 982,128 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 37 42 48 56 74 79 84 111 112 148 158 168 222 237 259 296 316 336 444 474 518 553 592 632 777 888 948 1,036 1,106 1,264 1,554 1,659 1,776 1,896 2,072 2,212 2,923 3,108 3,318 3,792 4,144 4,424 5,846 6,216 6,636 8,769 8,848 11,692 12,432 13,272 17,538 20,461 23,384 26,544 35,076 40,922 46,768 61,383 70,152 81,844 122,766 140,304 163,688 245,532 327,376 491,064 and 982,128, with no remainder.

Since 982,128 cannot be divided by just 1 and 982,128, 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).