Q: Is 992,264 a Composite Number?

Why is 992,264 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 992,264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 13 14 26 28 29 47 52 56 58 91 94 104 116 182 188 203 232 329 364 376 377 406 611 658 728 754 812 1,222 1,316 1,363 1,508 1,624 2,444 2,632 2,639 2,726 3,016 4,277 4,888 5,278 5,452 8,554 9,541 10,556 10,904 17,108 17,719 19,082 21,112 34,216 35,438 38,164 70,876 76,328 124,033 141,752 248,066 496,132 and 992,264, with no remainder.

Since 992,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 992,264, 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).