Q: Is 995,904 a Composite Number?

Why is 995,904 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 995,904 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 16 18 19 21 24 26 28 32 36 38 39 42 48 52 56 57 63 64 72 76 78 84 91 96 104 112 114 117 126 133 144 152 156 168 171 182 192 208 224 228 234 247 252 266 273 288 304 312 336 342 364 399 416 448 456 468 494 504 532 546 576 608 624 672 684 728 741 798 819 832 912 936 988 1,008 1,064 1,092 1,197 1,216 1,248 1,344 1,368 1,456 1,482 1,596 1,638 1,729 1,824 1,872 1,976 2,016 2,128 2,184 2,223 2,394 2,496 2,736 2,912 2,964 3,192 3,276 3,458 3,648 3,744 3,952 4,032 4,256 4,368 4,446 4,788 5,187 5,472 5,824 5,928 6,384 6,552 6,916 7,488 7,904 8,512 8,736 8,892 9,576 10,374 10,944 11,856 12,768 13,104 13,832 15,561 15,808 17,472 17,784 19,152 20,748 23,712 25,536 26,208 27,664 31,122 35,568 38,304 41,496 47,424 52,416 55,328 62,244 71,136 76,608 82,992 110,656 124,488 142,272 165,984 248,976 331,968 497,952 and 995,904, with no remainder.

Since 995,904 cannot be divided by just 1 and 995,904, 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).