Q: Is 995,328 a Composite Number?

Why is 995,328 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 995,328 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 81 96 108 128 144 162 192 216 243 256 288 324 384 432 486 512 576 648 768 864 972 1,024 1,152 1,296 1,536 1,728 1,944 2,048 2,304 2,592 3,072 3,456 3,888 4,096 4,608 5,184 6,144 6,912 7,776 9,216 10,368 12,288 13,824 15,552 18,432 20,736 27,648 31,104 36,864 41,472 55,296 62,208 82,944 110,592 124,416 165,888 248,832 331,776 497,664 and 995,328, with no remainder.

Since 995,328 cannot be divided by just 1 and 995,328, 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).