Q: Is 993,888 a Composite Number?

Why is 993,888 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 993,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 17 18 21 24 28 29 32 34 36 42 48 51 56 58 63 68 72 84 87 96 102 112 116 119 126 136 144 153 168 174 203 204 224 232 238 252 261 272 288 306 336 348 357 406 408 464 476 493 504 522 544 609 612 672 696 714 812 816 928 952 986 1,008 1,044 1,071 1,218 1,224 1,392 1,428 1,479 1,624 1,632 1,827 1,904 1,972 2,016 2,088 2,142 2,436 2,448 2,784 2,856 2,958 3,248 3,451 3,654 3,808 3,944 4,176 4,284 4,437 4,872 4,896 5,712 5,916 6,496 6,902 7,308 7,888 8,352 8,568 8,874 9,744 10,353 11,424 11,832 13,804 14,616 15,776 17,136 17,748 19,488 20,706 23,664 27,608 29,232 31,059 34,272 35,496 41,412 47,328 55,216 58,464 62,118 70,992 82,824 110,432 124,236 141,984 165,648 248,472 331,296 496,944 and 993,888, with no remainder.

Since 993,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 993,888, 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).