Q: Is 989,688 a Composite Number?

Why is 989,688 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 989,688 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 43 56 84 86 129 137 168 172 258 274 301 344 411 516 548 602 822 903 959 1,032 1,096 1,204 1,644 1,806 1,918 2,408 2,877 3,288 3,612 3,836 5,754 5,891 7,224 7,672 11,508 11,782 17,673 23,016 23,564 35,346 41,237 47,128 70,692 82,474 123,711 141,384 164,948 247,422 329,896 494,844 and 989,688, with no remainder.

Since 989,688 cannot be divided by just 1 and 989,688, 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).