Q: Is 983,808 a Composite Number?

Why is 983,808 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 983,808 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 61 63 64 72 84 96 112 122 126 128 144 168 183 192 224 244 252 256 288 336 366 384 427 448 488 504 549 576 672 732 768 854 896 976 1,008 1,098 1,152 1,281 1,344 1,464 1,708 1,792 1,952 2,016 2,196 2,304 2,562 2,688 2,928 3,416 3,843 3,904 4,032 4,392 5,124 5,376 5,856 6,832 7,686 7,808 8,064 8,784 10,248 11,712 13,664 15,372 15,616 16,128 17,568 20,496 23,424 27,328 30,744 35,136 40,992 46,848 54,656 61,488 70,272 81,984 109,312 122,976 140,544 163,968 245,952 327,936 491,904 and 983,808, with no remainder.

Since 983,808 cannot be divided by just 1 and 983,808, 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).