Q: Is 989,856 a Composite Number?

Why is 989,856 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 989,856 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 63 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 224 252 288 336 491 504 672 982 1,008 1,473 1,964 2,016 2,946 3,437 3,928 4,419 5,892 6,874 7,856 8,838 10,311 11,784 13,748 15,712 17,676 20,622 23,568 27,496 30,933 35,352 41,244 47,136 54,992 61,866 70,704 82,488 109,984 123,732 141,408 164,976 247,464 329,952 494,928 and 989,856, with no remainder.

Since 989,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 989,856, 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).