Q: Is 995,316 a Composite Number?

Why is 995,316 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 995,316 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 17 21 28 34 41 42 51 68 82 84 102 119 123 164 204 238 246 287 289 357 476 492 574 578 697 714 861 867 1,148 1,156 1,394 1,428 1,722 1,734 2,023 2,091 2,788 3,444 3,468 4,046 4,182 4,879 6,069 8,092 8,364 9,758 11,849 12,138 14,637 19,516 23,698 24,276 29,274 35,547 47,396 58,548 71,094 82,943 142,188 165,886 248,829 331,772 497,658 and 995,316, with no remainder.

Since 995,316 cannot be divided by just 1 and 995,316, 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).